UK

USA

Full name

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern of Ireland

United States of America

Continent

Europe

North  America

Political system

Constitutional Monarchy

Constitution-based

Federal Republic

Head of State

Queen Elisabeth II

Head of Government

Tony Blair

President

George Bush

Government

Parliament

Congress

Flag

Currency

Sterling pound ( 1£ = 100 pence)

1 £ = 1.43 €

US dollar ( 1 $ = 0.82 €)

National Hymn

God Save the Queen

The Star Spangled  Banner

Language

British English

American English

Total land Area

244,110 sq km

9,826,630 sq km

Arable land

23,46 %

19,13 %

Highest mountain

Ben Nevis : 1.343 m

Mont McKinley : 6.194 m

Lowest point

The Fens : 4.6 meters below sea level

Death Valley : 86 m below sea level

Longest river

Severn : 354 km

Mississipi : 3.765 km

Largest lake

Lough Neagh: 396 sq km

Lake Michigan: 57.800 sq km

Total population

61,000,000

293,000,000

Top 5 populous cities

London : 7,285,000

Birmingham : 1,018,000

Leeds : 725,000

Glasgow : 611,000

Sheffield : 529,000

New York City: 8,086,000

Los Angeles: 3,009,000

Chicago: 2,900,000

Houston: 2,010,000

Philadelphia: 1,500,000