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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Flags

Flag Colors and Description

The British flag is blue with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland). It is properly known as the Union Flag and commonly called the Union Jack.

People

Population: 60,609,153 (July 2006 estimate)

Population Growth Rate: 0.28% (2006 estimate)

Spoken Languages: English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)

Government

Abbreviation: UK

Government Type: constitutional monarchy

Capital: London

Economics

GDP (Gross Domestic Product): $1.903 trillion (2006 estimate)

GDP per capita: $31,400 (2006 estimate)