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Detailed Analysis for Year: 2015
Full Dataset: from 1993 to 2014
Dataset updated: 17th March 2015
Data Source: CIA Factbook
National or Regional Currency: United Kingdom Pound (Sterling)
Currency Symbol: GBP
Location: Western Europe, islands - including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland - between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France
Geographic Coordinates: 54 00 N, 2 00 W
Map References: Europe
Area: total: 243,610 sq km ; land: 241,930 sq km ; water: 1,680 sq km ; note: includes Rockall and Shetland Islands
Area - Comparative: twice the size of Pennsylvania; slightly smaller than Oregon
Terrain: mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast
Elevation Extremes(M): lowest point: The Fens -4 m ; highest point: Ben Nevis 1,343 m
Land Boundaries(Km): total: 443 km ; border countries: Ireland 443 km
Coastline: 19,924 km
Maritime Claims: territorial sea: 12 nm ; exclusive fishing zone: 200 nm ; continental shelf: as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries
Geography - Note: lies near vital North Atlantic sea lanes; only 35 km from France and linked by tunnel under the English Channel; because of heavily indented coastline, no location is more than 125 km from tidal waters