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United Kingdom

United Kingdom. GROUP 1 Cassidy Lanier, India Lockhart, Zakira Landrum, Kailex Duncan Mr. Foley Class. Location of U nited Kingdom. Government Type. Type: Constitutional monarchy Constitution: Unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice

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United Kingdom

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  1. United Kingdom

    GROUP 1 Cassidy Lanier, India Lockhart, Zakira Landrum, Kailex Duncan Mr. Foley Class
  2. Location of United Kingdom
  3. Government Type Type: Constitutional monarchy Constitution: Unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice Branches: Executive--monarch (head of state), prime minister (head of government), cabinet. Legislative--bicameral Parliament: House of Commons, House of Lords; Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, and Northern Ireland Assembly. Judicial--magistrates' courts, county courts, high courts, appellate courts, House of Lords, Supreme Court. Subdivisions: Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland (municipalities, counties, and parliamentary constituencies).
  4. LEADERS Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II Elizabeth II became queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1952 after the death of her father, George VI. She is the second longest serving head of state, after the Thai King, who was crowned in 1946. Prime minister: David Cameron Became prime minister in May 2010, returning the centre-right Conservative Party to power after 13 years of rule by the centre-left Labour Party.
  5. POLITICAL MAP
  6. Allies of the UK The allies of the UK Consisted of the Following Countries: Albania Lithuania Belgium Luxembourg Bulgaria Netherlands Canada Norway Croatia Poland Czech Republic Portugal Denmark Romania Estonia Slovakia France Slovenia Germany Spain Greece Turkey Hungary UK Iceland USA Italy Latvia THE ALLIES WILL BE SEEN ON THE MAP THAT FOLLOWS
  7. ALLIES of the UK: NATO
  8. Enemies of the UK The enemies of the UK better known as the WARSAW PACT consisted of the following countries: *Soviet Union *Bulgaria * Poland East * Germany *Czechoslovakia *Bulgaria *Hungary *Romania *Albania ALL ARE SEEN ON THE MAP THAT FOLLOWS!
  9. Enemies of the UK: WARSAW
  10. People In the early 1980s, there was a steady increase in the number of people diagnosed with HIV. From 1987 to 1990 the cumulative number of reported HIV diagnoses almost doubled, from 8,016 to 15,166.
  11. Population Growth United Kingdom All ages58.8 million Under 1611.9 million Men 16 - 64, Women 16 - 5936.1 million Men 65+, Women 60+10.8 million Males<28.6 millionFemales30.2 million Population (2010 est.): 62.2 million.Annual population growth rate (2010 est.): 0.56%.
  12. Factors effecting country development Technological change, especially in communications technology. For example, UK businesses and data by satellite to India (taking advantage of the difference in time zones) where skilled but cheaper data handlers input the data and return it by satellite for the start of the UK working day. Transport is much cheaper and faster. This is not just aircraft, but also ships. The development of containerization in the 1950s was a major breakthrough in goods handling, and there have been continuing improvements to shipping technology since then
  13. Culture language: The English language is the de facto official language of the UK, and is spoken monolingual by an estimated 95% of the British population. Religion: Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, and Buddhism, and Christian. Ethnic groups: whites(of which English 83percent, Scottish 8.6percent,welsh 4.9percent, northern Irish 2.9percent) black:2percent, Indian;1.8percent, Pakistani: 1.3percent, mixed:1.2percent, other:1.6percent. Food: Aberdeen buttery, Abernethy biscuit, bake well tart, banbury apple pie, cheddar cheese, Chelsea bun, Derbyshire fruit loaf, Dundee cake, Eton mess, Essex pippin.
  14. More Culture clothing: punk rock, judge, Coronation. Traditions: royal navy Glasgow, election day, Parliament. Holiday: notes January 1 New Year's Day March 17 St. Patrick's Day Northern Ireland Easter Monday 1st Monday in May Day Bank Holiday Last Monday in May Spring Bank December 25 Christmas Day Sports: ice hokey, tennis, swimming, Boxing, golf, motorsports.
  15. Economic Activities Women's suffrage: Women were not prohibited from voting in the United Kingdom until the 1832 Reform Act and the 1835 Municipal Corporations Act. Agriculture: pastoral farming, Animal welfare, Land Industry: automotive, aerospace, pharmaceutical, oil and gas. Service industries: Education, health and social work Financial and business services Hotels and restaurants Other social and personal services Public administration and defense Real estate and renting activities Transport, storage and communication Wholesale and retail trade
  16. Reference sheet Yahoo.com, worldatlas.com, and wikipedia.org and google.com
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