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United Kingdom
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Country Profile
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British Union Flag
Union Jack
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Official Name:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
conventional short form: United Kingdom
abbreviation: UK
ISO Country Code: uk
Time:
Time Zone: Western European Time Zone (WET). Western European Standard
Time is Greenwich Mean Time (GMT).
Local Time = UTC
+1h (DST)
Actual Time:
Tue-May-4
21:14
Capital City: London (metropolitan pop. about 7.2 million) London
The Official Site for London, Capital of the United Kingdom.
Other Cities:
Belfast, Birmingham,
Bradford, Bristol,
Cardiff, Edinburgh,
Glasgow, Leeds,
Liverpool, Manchester,
Sheffield.
Government:
Constitutional monarchy.
Constitution: Unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and
practice.
Geography:
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
Area: 243,000 sq. km. (93,000 sq. mi.)
Terrain: 30% arable, 50% meadow and pasture, 12% waste or urban, 7%
forested, 1% inland water.
Land use: 25% arable, 46% meadows and pastures, 10% forests and
woodland, 19% other.
Climate:
Very British: more than one-half of the days are overcast;
generally mild and temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds
over the North Atlantic Current.
People:
Nationality: Noun--Briton(s). Adjective--British.
Population (2003 est.): 60.1 million.
Major ethnic groups: British, Irish, West Indian, South Asian.
Major religions: Church of England (Anglican), Roman Catholic, Church of
Scotland (Presbyterian), Muslim.
Major languages: English, Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic.
Literacy: 99%.
Natural resources: Coal, oil, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron
ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica.
Currency: British Pound (GBP)
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Flag of England
The St. George's Cross
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Government of Northern Ireland Flag
The Red Hand Flag (The official Flag of Northern Ireland is the Union
Jack)
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The national flag of Scotland
The St. Andrew's Cross
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The national flag of Wales
The Red Dragon Flag
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Background:
Four constituent nations form the United Kingdom (England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland). Great Britain, the dominant industrial and
maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing
parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its
zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's
surface.
The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously
depleted in two World Wars. The second half witnessed the dismantling of
the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous
European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security
Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the UK
pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing
the degree of its integration with continental Europe.
A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside of the European Monetary
Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant
issue in the UK. Regional assemblies with varying degrees of power
opened in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland in 1999.
(Source: various sources)
border countries:
related countries:
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Foreign &
Commonwealth Office (FCO)
The British Government department responsible for overseas relations and
foreign affairs.
open.gov.uk
UK government information and services.
United Kingdom
Mission to the United Nations
Britain at the United Nations, the United Kingdom is one of the five
permanent members of the UN Security Council.
BritainUSA
The British Embassy, Washington D.C.
Statistics
National
Statistics
Official UK statistics and information about statistics.
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Guides
VisitEngland
Visitors guide to England.
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Flag of England
The St. George's Cross
Area: 130,423 sq. km
Population: 49,290,000
Capital City: London
London
The Official Site for London, Capital of the United Kingdom.
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Guide
icWales
Welsh portal, the national website of Wales.
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The national flag of Wales
The Red Dragon Flag
Area: 20,755 sq. km
Population: 2,927,000
Capital City: Cardiff
Cardiff
The City of Cardiff
Cardiff County
Council
The Cardiff
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Links to services which help you find other Internet
resources. Subject-oriented services are
grouped separately. Sites providing additional
information about search engines and their use are also
grouped together.
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AllTheWeb, this
search engine lets you specify the type of search
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AltaVista, a web
index
. An AltaVista:UK
site is available, and also a simplified graphic-free text
search form interface
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Ananzi, a search
engine with a focus on South Africa
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ANZWERS Search Centre,
a guide to Australian and New Zealand Internet resources
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The Argus
Clearinghouse, a selective guide to the Internet (no
longer actively maintained)
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Ask Jeeves, a
knowledgebase which can be interrogated with plain English
questions
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Aussieseek, a
search engine and messageboard service with a focus on
Australia
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Click2UK, an
established UK-based search engine.
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Doras, a directory of
Irish Web sites
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Espotting, a pay
for placement search engine with a European focus
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Excite, a search
engine based in the US
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Ez2www.com, a meta search
engine
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Fazzle.com, a meta
search engine, formerly called Search Online
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Find UK - a UK
search engine gateway
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flemiro - the
international version of a German search engine
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Go - an international web
directory
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Godado - a UK and
Europe search engine including a pay to promote facility
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Google, a search
engine which aims to offer high quality information on the
Web (an image search feature is available via the advanced
search option)
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HotBot (a Lycos
site), a comprehensive index of the WWW
. A UK HotBot site is
available.
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Ixquick, a metasearch
engine that queries twelve other search engines
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Lookseek, a
US-based search engine
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LookSmart (United
Kingdom), the UK site of this directory and search engine
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Lycos (UK site),
search the database of Internet information resources
(world-wide or UK and Ireland only)
. The main Lycos site is in the USA.
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Mamma.com, a meta
search engine that queries ten other search engines
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MetaCrawler, a
search tool that queries other Web search engines
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MetaEureka, a
graphics-free meta search engine
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MetaFind , searches
six other search engines and orders the results
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Mirago, a search
engine aimed specifically at UK businesses and families
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Overture, a
pay-for-placement search site
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ProFusion, a
search engine that allows simultaneous searches of many
other search engines and related resources
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Rambler, a search
engine with a focus on Russia
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Search Europe,
a search engine with a focus on European information
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Search4i, the site
focuses on India
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SearchMalta.com,
a search engine with a focus on the Maltese Islands
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SearchUK, a search
engine with a focus on UK domains
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Searchy.co.uk, a
metacrawler that interrogates 15 other search engines for UK
resources
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Suchknecht.at - an
Austrian search engine (interface in German)
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UK Plus, a web
directory with a focus on UK domains
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WebCrawler, a
database indexed by content of WWW pages
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Wordmap - a search
engine that clarifies the meaning and context of your
enquiry
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WoYaa!, a guide to
Internet sites in Africa
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Yahoo, a directory of
Internet sites
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Yelloweb Europe, a
directory of Internet sites in Europe
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Search
Engine Colossus, a directory of search engines in
countries world-wide
Subject-orientated search services
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Biotechfind,
a directory and search engine in the field of
biotechnologies.
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Eduseek, a UK
directory of teaching and learning resources classified
by age range
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INFOMINE a
scholarly Internet resource collection
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IT World
Search, an intelligent search engine dedicated to
the world of information technology
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jobs1.co.uk - a
search engine for recruitment and careers information in
the UK
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Medical World
Search, a WWW search engine developed especially for
the medical field
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Pilot-Search.com,
a starting point for literary searches
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Port, a
subject gateway with a maritime focus
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Scientopica,
a search engine and directory with a focus on science
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SciNet Science Search,
a science and nature directory and search engine
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Additional information about search engines, their use,
and how they find resources
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direct
search, a site offering access to the 'invisible
web', resources that general search tools do not always
find
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Mysearchengines.com,
build your own search page with your selection of search
engines
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Search Engine
Showdown, a site offering reviews, analysis,
statistics and strategies for many of the major search
engines
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Search Engine
Watch, for information about world-wide search
engines and their operation
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WebSite-Watcher,
helps you monitor changes to websites
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Cairn
Gorm --Scotland.....thanks to Heriot-Watt University Department of
Physics. Direct from the summit of Cairn Gorm.
Virtual
London.....Henrietta St in Covent Garden, where the cam looks down the
street to Covent Garden Market from outside Porters English Restaurant.
FIP Cam.....view
of Oxford circus street scene at heart of London. From FIP Ltd.
Thames
Cam Live......the first livestreaming Internet camera from the River
Thames in the heart of London! Scroll down forTower Bridge, the Tower of London
and much more....
Retford Cam...This
is a very English view of the Market Square at Retford in Nottinghamshire (Robin
Hood's country). Updates every 2 hours.
Crown Bar
Cam.....Live view from the Crown. The Crown Bar on Great Victoria
Street, Belfast, Northern Ireland is an historic pub owned by the National
Trust.
 Belfast
Traffic Cams....4 traffic cams from different road intersections live
using Microsoft Media Player. Great site.
DomeCam....BBC's
view of Britain's symbol for the next century - the Millennium Dome in London's
Docklands.
Glasgow
WebCam....View George Square from Glasgow City Chamber. Glasgow,
Scotland. Tip from Gordon Valentine.
Scilly
WebCam.....this site updated daily with two Pics location is:- Isles of
Scilly UK. Beautiful views. The Isles of Scilly are located 28 miles WSW of
Land's End, Cornwall. The southern tip of UK.
Devon
County WebCams.....two views(east and west) of motorway Junction ( J30
of the M5) in Devon County in SW England. The Webcams pictures automatically
refresh every minute between 7am and 7pm BST. Tip from Marc Hamon.
CWN Webcam.....Live
view from Broadgate, Coventry running 24 hours a day. The current view looks
down on the Cathedral Lanes Shopping Centre - in the centre is the Lady Godiva
statue. 30 second update.
Lochness
Live.....Live stream from Scotland. Right on the banks of lake Loch
Ness, you can watch for Nessie, the Monster (if he appears of course...) or just
enjoy the countryside.
BBC
LondonLive Jam Cams.....There are now 80 and counting traffic cams for
you to view covering London.
Ascension
Island Cam.....Pierhead Web Cam. Not sure if I should list this here
...but it's under the British Crown. This is a live view of the Pierhead,
Georgetown, as seen from the Shipping Manager's Office. Great view. Tip from
Robert Wood. Info at site.
Tameside
MBC Webcam.....Great view from the roof of Ashton Market Hall looking
West over Ashton Market from of course Ashton. Updated every three minutes from
07:00 AM to 23:57 PM GMT. Tip from Andy Woolliscroft.
Spanner
Cam.....Brighton/Hove Beach....Live stream webcam from the seventh floor
offices of Spannerworks on Palmeira Square in Brighton. It runs live 24/7 and
points south down Holland Road to the beach.
Soho
Cams.....Three webcams here. Two are views from the Café Latino and one
inside the Cafe in Soho, London, UK.
England Webcams.....Over
twenty Webcams around England thanks to BBC. Click on the interactive map. You
can also find more around the UK here.
Again thanks to BBC. Have fun.
Abbey
Road Webcam.....This is a webcam from the Abbey Road crossing in London.
It's in front of Abbey Road Studios where The Beatles recorded most of their
songs. This is where the picture of the Beatles was taken at on the 1969 album
cover. Tip from Eric H. Erbert.
Chesterton
Cam.....A view from Chesterton Staffordshire UK. Ther live stream link
is just below the cam shot.
Aberdeen
Webcam ....Scotland....Positioned on top of St.
Nicholas House - the City Council's fourteen-storey high administrative HQ - the
webcam shows live pictures of Aberdeen's busy city centre, the historic Town
House and harbour area. The picture automatically updates every 60 seconds.
Dunoon Webcam....Scotland....a
web cam on Argyll Street, the main street in Dunoon which runs 24/7 and changes
every 20 seconds. A great site. Tip from Jim Rapata.
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