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UK and USA
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UK |
USA |
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Full name |
United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern of Ireland |
United
States of America |
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Continent |
Europe |
North
America
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Political system |
Constitutional Monarchy
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Constitution-based
Federal Republic |
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Head of State
Queen
Elisabeth II

Head of Government
Tony
Blair
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President
George
Bush

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Government |
Parliament |
Congress |
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Flag |
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Currency
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Sterling pound ( 1£ = 100 pence)
1 £ =
1.43 € |
US
dollar ( 1 $ = 0.82 €) |
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National Hymn
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God
Save the Queen |
The
Star Spangled Banner |
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Language
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British English |
American English |
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Total land Area |
244,110 sq km |
9,826,630 sq km |
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Arable land
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23,46
% |
19,13
% |
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Highest mountain |
Ben
Nevis :
1.343 m |
Mont
McKinley : 6.194 m |
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Lowest point |
The Fens : 4.6 meters below sea level |
Death Valley : 86 m below sea level |
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Longest
river
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Severn : 354 km |
Mississipi : 3.765 km |
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Largest
lake |
Lough Neagh: 396 sq km |
Lake Michigan: 57.800 sq km |
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Total
population |
61,000,000 |
293,000,000 |
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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 |

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