 United Kingdom in Brief
Capital: London
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Prime minister: Gordon Brown, The Labor Party
Official Languages: English
Currency: British pound (GBP)
Population: 60,776,238
Area: 243,820 km²
GDP: $2,137 trillion 2007 estimate, Per capita $35,134 (IMF)
GDP-growth: + 2,9 % (2007)
Time Zone GMT (UTC+0)
International Dialing Code: +44
National Day: 6 June
Dependencies
Dependency: Anguilla
Capital: The Valley
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: Andrew George (2006)
Chief minister: Osbourne Fleming
Official Languages: English
Currency: East Caribbean dollar
Population: 13,854
Area: 35 sq mi (91 sq km)
Time Zone (UTC-4)
International Dialing Code: +1 264
National Day: 30 May
Official website www.anguilla-vacation.com
Dependency: Bermuda
Capital: Hamilton
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: Sir Richard Gozney (2007)
Chief minister: Ewart Brown
Official Languages: English
Currency: Bermuda dollar
Population: 66,536
Area: 19 sq mi (49 sq km); total area: 21 sq mi (53.3 sq km)
Time Zone (UTC-4)
International Dialing Code: +1 441)
National Day: May 24
Official website www.bermuda.com
Dependency: British Indian Ocean Territory
Capital: Diego Garcia
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: John White
Chief minister: Colin Roberts
Official Languages: English
Currency: U.S. dollar
Population: 3,500
Area: 60 km²
Time Zone (UTC+6)
International Dialing Code: +246
Dependency: British Virgin Islands
Capital: Road Town
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: David Pearey (2006)
Chief minister: Orlando Smith
Official Languages: English
Currency: U.S. dollar
Population: 23,098
Area: 59 sq mi (153 sq km)
Time Zone Q (UTC-4)
International Dialing Code: +1 284
Official website www.bvitourism.com
Dependency: Cayman Islands
Capital: George Town
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: Stuart Jack (2005)
Chief minister: Kurt Tibbetts,
Official Languages: English
Currency: Cayman Islands dollar (KYD)
Population: 47,762
Area: 101 sq mi (262 sq km)
Time Zone UTC (UTC-5)
International Dialing Code: +1 345
Official website www.caymanislands.ky/
Dependency: Channel Islands:Jersey and Guernsey
Capital: (Jersey)St. Helier
Capital: (Guernsey)St. Peter Port
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: Guernsey,Fabian Malbon (2005)
Chief minister: (Jersey),Andrew Ridgway (2006)
Official Languages: English, French
Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)
Population: Jersey, 91,533, Guernsey, 65,726
Area: 45 sq mi (117 sq km) (Jersey), 75 sq mi (194 sq km) (Guernsey)
Time Zone (UTC+1)
International Dialing Code: +44
National Day: National Day Jersey 9 May,
Official website http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands
Dependency: Falkland Islands
Capital: Stanley
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: Howard Pearce (2002)
Chief minister: A. M. Gurr
Official Languages: English
Currency: Falkland Islands pound (FKP)
Population: 2,967
Area: 4,700 sq mi (12,173 sq km)
Time Zone (UTC-4)
International Dialing Code: +500
Official website www.falklands.gov.fk
Dependency: Gibraltar
Capital: Gibraltar
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: Francis Richards (2003)
Chief minister: Peter Caruana (1996)
Official Languages: English
Currency: Gibraltar pound (GIP)
Population: 28,002
Area: 6.8 km²
Time Zone (UTC+1)
International Dialing Code: +350
Official website www.gibraltar.gi/home
Dependency: Isle of Man
Capital: Douglas
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: Paul Haddacks (2005)
Chief minister: Tony Brown (2006)
Official Languages: English
Currency: Pound sterling1 (GBP)
Population: 76,220
Area: 227 sq mi (588 sq km)
Time Zone (UTC+0))
International Dialing Code: +44
National Day: 5 July
Official website www.isleofman.com
Dependency: Montserrat
Capital: Plymouth
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: Deborah Barnes Jones (2004)
Chief minister: Lowell Lewis (2006)
Official Languages: English
Currency: East Caribbean dollar (XCD)
Population: 9,538
Area: 39 sq mi (100 sq km)
Time Zone (UTC-4)
International Dialing Code: +1 664
Official website www.visitmontserrat.com
Dependency: Pitcairn Island
Capital: Adamstown
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: Richard Fell (nonresident) (2001)
Chief minister: Jay Warren (2004)
Official Languages: English, Pitkern
Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Population: 48
Area: 47 km²
Time Zone (UTC-8)
International Dialing Code: +64
Official website www.government.pn/
Dependency: St. Helena
Capital: Jamestown
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Commissioner: David Hollamby (1999)
Official Languages: English
Currency: Saint Helenian pound (SHP)
Population: 4,299
Area: 420 km²
Time Zone GMT (UTC+0)
International Dialing Code: +290
Official website www.discoveroursecret.co.sh
Dependency: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Capital: King Edward Point
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Commissioner: Donald A. Lamont (1999)
Official Languages: English
Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)
Population: ~20 (n/a)
Area: 1,506 sq mi (3,903 sq km)
Time Zone (UTC-2)
Official website www.sgisland.gs/
Dependency: Turks and Caicos Islands
Capital: Cockburn Town
Monarchy: Queen Elizabeth II
Governor: Richard Tauwhare (2005)
Chief minister: Michael Misick (2003)
Official Languages: English
Currency: U.S. dollar (USD)
Population: 30,600
Area: 417 km²
Time Zone UTC-5
International Dialing Code: +1 649
National Day: 29 July
Official website www.turksandcaicostourism.com/
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