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United Kingdom

Capital : London

Land Area : 244,820 sq km

Head of Government : Prime Minister The Rt Hon Tony Blair (since 2 May 1997)

Population : 60,441,457 (July 2005 est.)

Major Languages : English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic

Major Religion(s) : Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)

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CHRI submission to Northern Ireland Office on NIHRC, Feb 2006. Click here.


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