The United Kingdom. Social Profiles of Population

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Social Profiles of
Population

2.

Politics
The United Kingdom is a
unitary state under a
constitutional monarchy.
Queen Elizabeth II is
the head of state of the
UK.

3.

Law and Criminal Justice
The United Kingdom does not have a
single legal system
The High Court of Justiciary – the
supreme court of Scotland
The Royal Courts of Justice of
England and Wales

4.

Foreign Relations
The UK is a permanent member of the
United Nations Security Council, a
member of NATO, the Commonwealth
of Nations, the Council of Europe, and
is a member state of the European
Union.

5.

Military
The armed forces of the United Kingdom—
officially, Her Majesty's Armed Forces—
consist of three professional service branches:
the Royal Navy and Royal Marines, the British
Army and the Royal Air Force.

6.

Economy
The UK has a partially regulated market economy.
Based on market exchange rates the UK is today
the fifth-largest economy in the world and the
second-largest in Europe after Germany.
The Bank of England – the central
bank of the UK

7.

Science and
technology
James Clerk Maxwell
Isaac Newton
Charles Darwin
Stephen Hawking

8.

Transport
The UK has a railway network
of 10,072 miles in Great
Britain and 189 miles in
Northern Ireland.
London Heathrow Airport

9.

Religion
A majority of citizens still identify with
Christianity in many surveys, regular
church attendance has fallen
dramatically since the middle of the
20th century.
Westminster Abbey is
used for the coronation
of Вritish monarchs

10.

Education
Education in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter,
with each country having a separate education system.
About 38 percent of United Kingdom population has a
university or college degree, which is the highest
percentages in the Europe, and among the highest
percentages in the world.
King’s College, part of the
University of Cambridge
Queen’s University
Belfast

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Culture
The culture of the United Kingdom has been influenced by
many factors including: the nation's island status; its history
as a western liberal democracy and a major power; as well as
being a political union of four countries with each preserving
elements of distinctive traditions, customs and symbolism.

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