UNITED KINGDOM BY: MIDHUN SREE MANOJ MAIN MENU National Anthem

MAIN MENU MAP ECONOMY GOVERNMENT PEOPLE POPULATION LITERACY NATURAL FEATURES WEATHER BACKGROUND RECENT EVENT TOURISM SOURCES

MAP OF UNITED KINGDOM MAIN MENU CAPITAL: London

ECONOMY MAIN MENU IMPORT: manufactured goods, machinery, fuels; foodstuffs EXPORT: manufactured goods, fuels, chemicals; food, beverages, tobacco CURRENCY: British Pounds EXCHANGE RATE: 1 USD = 0.62 British Pounds on September 25, 2013

GOVERNMENT MAIN MENU TYPE OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy and commonwealth realm CHIEF OF STATE: Queen Elizabeth II HEAD OF GOVERNMENT: Prime Minister David Cameron

PEOPLE MAIN MENU LANGUAGE: English note: the following are recognized regional languages: Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland), Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 in Cornwall) (2012) RELIGION: Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% ETHNIC GROUPS: White (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6% Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6%

POPULATION MAIN MENU POPULATION: 63,395,574 YEAR: 2013

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NATURAL FEATURES MAIN MENU MAJOR BODIES OF LAND: Mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southwest. MAJOR BODIES OF WATER: There is the North Sea, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, English Channel, and the North Atlantic Ocean. NATURAL RESOURCES: Coal, petroleum, natural gas, iron ore, lead, zinc, gold, tin, limestone, salt, calk, gypsum, potash, silica sand, slate, arable land.

WEATHER MAIN MENU CLIMATE: Temperate; moderate by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast. Temperatures in London in C MonthOct Day High Low

BACKGROUND MAIN MENU The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith in the 19th century, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two world wars and the Irish Republic's withdrawal from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council and a founding member of NATO and the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy. The UK is also an active member of the EU, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in The latter was suspended until May 2007 due to wrangling over the peace process, but devolution was fully completed in March 2010.

RECENT EVENT MAIN MENU The United Kingdom declined to attack with The U.S. on Syria based on it’s nuclear weapons because of the massacre in Damascus, Syria. The U.K. was not sure if Syrians were using nuclear weapons so Prime Minister David Cameron declined U.S. request. The U.S. still doesn't now if they should attack or not because so far there hasn’t been enough evidence to prove that the Syrians used Nuclear Weapons. The U.S. is still investigating until there is enough evidence for them to prove that the Syrians used nuclear weapons.

TOURISM MENU MAIN MENU FLIGHT POINT OF INTEREST MENU

FLIGHT TO LONDON Price of Roundtrip = $1, USD From Nov 24 – Nov 30 MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU From: MonterreyTo: Mexico City Dep: 5:16 P.M.Arr: 6:50 P.M. Flight: 9025Airline:Aeromexic o From: Mexico CityTo: Amsterdam Dep: 9:50 P.M.Arr: 3: day Flight:686Airline: KLM From: AmsterdamTo: London Dep: 6:05 P.M.Arr: 6:15 P.M. Flight:2463Airline: AF From: LondonTo: Amsterdam Dep: 9:25 A.M.Arr: 11:35 A.M. Flight: 5183Airline: AF From: AmsterdamTo: Mexico City Dep: 2:35 P.M.Arr: 7:25 P.M. Flight: 685Airline: KLM From: Mexico CityTo: Monterrey Dep: 9:54 P.M.Arr: 11:40 P.M. Flight: 9008Airline:Aeromexic o

POINT OF INTEREST MENU MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU BIG BEN TOWER BRIDGE VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM

BIG BEN MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU Big Ben is the name of the clock inside the famous tower that also forms part of the Houses of Parliament. Its impressive mechanism weighs in at over 13.5 tons, and the pendulum, which beats once every two seconds, is 13 feet (4 meters) long and weighs 690 pounds. The clock was named Big Ben after the First Commissioner of Works, and since 1885 a light above it has been lit while the House of Commons is in session. Residents can schedule a time to climb the clock tower. Unfortunately, non- citizens are not permitted to climb the clock tower.

TOWER BRIGE MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU Designed by Sir Horace Jones and opened in 1894, Tower Bridge is famous the world over. Due to the volume of river traffic at the time, Tower Bridge was designed to have twin bascules that could be raised. This famous landmark also has fabulous views over the Tower of London and of river life on the Thames. Visitors can ascend by the North Tower and traverse the river protected from the erratic English elements in an enclosed walkway before descending by the South Tower.

VICTORIA & ALBERT MUSEUM MAIN MENU TOURISM MENU POINT OF INTEREST MENU The Victoria and Albert Museum celebrates the rich culture of a bygone era. It includes around 4.5 million objects including ceramics, fashion, furniture, glass, metalwork, paintings, photographs, prints, sculpture and textiles. Collections from as far as East Asia, South and South-East Asia, the Middle East and Egypt are housed in the V&A Museum. One can explore the world's most comprehensive holding of post-classical European sculpture. The museum frequently holds exhibitions of its collections.

SOURCES MAIN MENU 1Flag, Capital, Imports, Exports, Currency, Type of Government, Chief of State, Language, Religion, Ethnic Groups, Total Population, Literacy, Bodies of Land, Bodies of Water, Natural Resources, Land Use, Climate, Background CIA World Factbook 2AnthemHand Out Folder 3Mapwww.infoplease.com 4Exchange ratewww.google.com 5Pict of Billwww.gocurrency.com 6Pict of Coinswww.telegraph.co.uk 7Pict of Chief 1www.telegraph.co.uk 8Pict of Chief 2www.celebritynetworth.com 9Pict for People 1www.telegraph.co.uk 10Pict for People 2en.wikipedia.org 11Population by genderwww.geohive.com 12Temperatureswww.weather.com 13Recent Eventwww.cnn.com 14Pict 1 for Recent Event 15Pict 2 for Recent Event 16Flightwww.expedia.com 17Point of Interest 1www.travel.yahoo.com 18Pict 1 for PI1www.travel.yahoo.com 19Pict 2 for PI1es.123rf.com 20Point of Interest 2www.travel.yahoo.com 21Pict 1 for PI2www.travel.yahoo.com 22Pict 2 for PI2www.travel.yahoo.com 23Point of Interest 3www.travel.yahoo.com 24Pict 1 for PI3www.vam.ac.uk 25Pict 2 for PI3www.coolplaces.co.uk