What seems like a long time ago, we started to prepare ourselves for,
ughh, "moving to England". The natural first step was to find out a little
about where we were moving to .... to begin to understand or get some
insight. Following are our "findings". If interested in additional details, the
source for this page was "The 1998/99 CIA Factbook". As a sidelight,
we've found "content" pages much more difficult and time-consuming to
write than "link" pages .... but alas, we somehow manage to persevere.
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United Kingdom | United States | |
| Land Area -- The U.K. is slightly smaller than Oregon | 94,525 sq.mi. | 3,717,813 sq.mi. | |
| Climate -- | Temperate, but moderate -- overcast | Varied, but generally temperate | |
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Highest Point -- | 4,406 ft Ben Nevis (Scotland) |
20,322 ft. Mount McKinley (Alaska) |
| Lowest Point -- | -4 ft Fenland (East Anglia, England) |
-282 ft Death Valley (California) |
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| Head of State -- | Queen Elizabeth II | William Jefferson Clinton (for now) | |
| Head of Gov't -- | Prime Minister Tony Blair | Hillary Clinton ?? Monica Lewinsky ?? | |
Population
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59.0 Mil. 49.1% 50.9% 19.3% 65.0% 15.7% |
270.3 Mil. 48.9% 51.1% 21.6% 65.7% 12.7% |
United Kingdom |
United States |
United Kingdom |
United States |
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| Ethnic Groups | English 82% Scottish 10% Welsh 2% Ulster 2% Other 4% |
White 83% Black 12% Asian 3% Other 2% |
Religious Groups | Anglican 46% Catholic 15% Muslim 2% Presbyterian 1.4% Other 3% |
Protestant 56% Catholic 28% Jewish 2% Other 4% None 10% |
Miscellanea Per person
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5,546kWh .50 1.2 .34 |
13,732kWh .68 2.0 .80 |
Land Use
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25% 46% 10% 19% |
19% 25% 30% 26% |
GDP by Sector
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2% 31% 67% |
2% 23% 75% |
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Economic Info.
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3.1% 5.5% 28.2M $21,200
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2% 4.9% 136.3M $30,200 |
More Misc.
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497 207 750
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14,574 1,092 10,000 |
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[Hits Since 02/28/99 11:00 GMT -- {or, English Style, 28/02/99}]
