(WIPO code: GB) (latest review November 2023)

by MURGITROYD, Glasgow

General Information

Area

243,600 sq. km.

Population

67.820 million (2023).

Capital

London, with approx. 9.648 million inhabitants (2023).

Language

English.

Currency

One pound sterling (GBP) = U.S. dollar 1.23 or EUR 1.15 (November 2023).

The most important exports

Include mineral fuels and oils and products of their distillation; electrical machinery and equipment; vehicles (other than railway); nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; pharmaceutical products; organic chemicals; plastics; medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; aerospace and defense products; beverages and services such as finance; information technology and entertainment.