Waterways in the United Kingdom (1505 bytes)
1: ...anal]], [[firth]] or [[estuary]] in the [[United Kingdom]].
3: ... [[Tunnel]], [[Reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom]], [[List of reservoirs and dams]]
5: == Rivers in the United Kingdom ==
6: ...d Kingdom]] for a list of the rivers of [[United Kingdom]] organised [[geographical|geographically]].
8: Major rivers include, the [[River Humber|Humber]], [[River Mersey|Mersey]],...

United Kingdom (28628 bytes)
1: ... cellpadding=4 cellspacing=0 width=300 style="margin: 0 0 1em 1em; background: #f9f9f9; border: 1px #a...
2: ...ig><big>'''United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'''</big></big>
4: {| border=0 cellpadding=2 cellspacing=0 style="background:#f9f9f9; text-align:center;"
5: ...Image:uk flag large.png|125px|Flag of the United Kingdom]] || align=center width=130px| [[Image:UK_Roy...
7: ...th:130px;" | ([[Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom|Royal Arms]])

Demographics of the United Kingdom (4463 bytes)
1: ...found in the world are represented in the United Kingdom.
3: ...[[Scotland]], and [[Northern Ireland]], the predominant language is [[English language|English]], whic...
34: ===Infant mortality rate===
55: *Chinese 0.4%
56: *Other 0.3%

Transport in the United Kingdom (2861 bytes)
5: ... (1996). See also: [[Rail transport in Great Britain]], [[Network Rail]], [[National Rail]].
6: ...]). See also: [[Rail transport in Ireland]], [[Northern Ireland Railways]]
12: 371,603 km (including 3,303 km of [[motorways]])
16: Driving is on the left.
18: '''Waterways:'''

Communications in the United Kingdom (1204 bytes)
1: '''Telephones - main lines in use:'''
8: technologically advanced domestic and international system
11: <br>''international:''
12: ... 1 Eutelsat; at least 8 large international switching centers
26: '''Internet Service Providers (ISPs):'''

Politics of the United Kingdom (34313 bytes)
2: ...ernment of other countries, such as [[Canada]], [[India]], [[Australia]] and [[Jamaica]].
4: ...itution]] is uncodified, and some is unwritten, being made up of [[constitutional convention]]s, and v...
6: ...|House of Commons]]. In formal terms, the ''Crown in Parliament'' is sovereign.
9: ... current British [[prime minister]] and leader of the British [[Labour party]].]]
11: ...rs make up the [[Cabinet of the United Kingdom|Cabinet]].

Economy of the United Kingdom (10332 bytes)
1: ... cellspacing=0 cellpadding=2 width=225 style="margin-left:3px"
2: ...="lightblue" colspan="3"|''Economy of the United Kingdom''
5: |colspan="2" valign="top"|1 [[Pound Sterling]] (£) = 100 pence (p)
15: !align="left" valign="top"|[[GDP]] Ranking (2003)
28: |colspan="2" valign="top"|agriculture (0.9%), industry (26.5%), services (72.6%)

United Kingdom legislation (1042 bytes)
1: [[Legislation]] in the [[United Kingdom]] comes from a number of different sources:
2: *[[Act of Parliament|Act]]s of the [[United Kingdom Parliament]]
3: ...allowance; these are made either under Acts or by the royal prerogative.
4: ... (likewise subject to approval or disallowance by the Scottish Parliament)
5: *Statutory instruments made by the [[National Assembly for Wales]]

Military of the United Kingdom (4218 bytes)
1: {| cellpadding="2" cellspacing="0" border="1" style="float:right"
3: ..."center" colspan="2" | '''Military of the United Kingdom'''
5: ...colspan="2" |[[Image:Triserv-600.jpg|150px|]]<br> The tri-service badge: [[British Army]], [[Royal Navy...
17: | [[Pound sterling|Sterling]] figure <br>(FY04/05)
20: | [[United States dollar|Dollar]] figure <br>(FY04/05)

Football in the United Kingdom (10262 bytes)
1: ... in the UK and still retains a important place in the lives of many British people.
3: ==Organisation of the game in the UK==
5: ...wever, there are times when a UK-wide approach to the sport is taken (see below).
9: ...ble for the overall management of football within their respective nation.
11: ... association, [[FIFA]], which the FA eventually joined.

Waterfalls of the United Kingdom (1442 bytes)
1: ...Scotland]] and [[Wales]]), and includes a list of the highest waterfalls.
3: == Highest waterfalls in the UK ==
5: ...ies of falls, and many falls make false claims to the record.
7: <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" border="2">
9: <tr><td>1<td>[[Eas a'Chual Aluinn]]<td>Scotland<td>200

Geology of the United Kingdom (18599 bytes)
1: ...in.jpg|thumb|300px|Geological map of [[Great Britain]].]]
4: ...that the country has been an important source for the formation of many geological concepts.
6: ==Introduction==
7: ... [[Channel Isles]]. The youngest rocks are found in south east [[England]].
9: ...other layers. To further complicate the geology, the land has also been subject to periods of [[earthq...

Supermarkets in the United Kingdom (2169 bytes)
1: ...ry market in the 12 weeks to 2 January 2005 according to retail analysts [[TNS Superpanel]].
3: Somerfield is the fifth largest United Kingdom food retailer.
5: ... is often not perceived as a supermarket at all). They trade from medium and small sized stores.
9: ==List of current British supermarket chains==
24: *[[J Sainsbury plc|Sainsbury's]]

CB radio in the United Kingdom (10131 bytes)
1: ... The usage of illegal CB radio peaked in 1980 and the UK Government was forced to legalise CB Radio.
3: ...e is not the place for short range two way radio; the professionals [Police, Fire Brigade, and Ambulanc...
5: ...became legal in the United Kingdom in 1981; hence the logo stamped on all type approved radios of this ...
7: ...ingdom for a small fee, but is due to be scrapped in 2004. No special test is required.
9: ...Hz band both using FM ([[frequency modulation]]). The 27 MHz band frequency allocation is shown here: [...

Abortion in the United Kingdom (8205 bytes)
1: ...time, the legislation was one of the most liberal in [[Europe]].
4: ...ces Against the Person Act of [[1861]], which eliminated exile as a possible punishment and made abort...
6: ...0,000 women made efforts to procure a miscarriage in [[1914]], usually by drugs.
8: ...rounds. Social, [[psychology|psychological]] and other factors were still discounted.
10: ...rformed on a girl who had been raped. It extended the right of abortion to cover psychological grounds....

Taxation in the United Kingdom (4604 bytes)
4: ...n tax|corporation tax]], [[capital gains tax]], [[inheritance tax]] and [[stamp duty]].
8: ...f the individual nor the place of registration of the company.
10: ...d to the UK is taxed, together with all capital gains.
12: ...le fact; one's country of domicile is a grey area in law and is also harder to change.
14: ...ition - it pays tax on its worldwide income and gains.

Languages in the United Kingdom (7030 bytes)
1: ...uage, spoken monolingually by an estimated 95% of the UK population.
3: ...publicly commissioned translations. Additionally, the [[Western Isles]] region of [[Scotland]] has a po...
5: ...ots"]] or "[[Ullans]]" in Northern Ireland but in the speech of users simply as "[[Scotch]]" or "Scots"...
8: ...been strongly associated with [[nationalism]], making it harder to get an accurate and unbiased figure...
10: ...tood by less than 0.1% of the total population of the UK.

Geography of the United Kingdom (26438 bytes)
1: ...[[United Kingdom]] occupies a substantial part of the [[British Isles]]. ]]
2: ...ning point of the [[Prime Meridian]]. The United Kingdom has a total area of approximately 245,000&nbs...
4: ..."), bored beneath the English Channel, now links the UK with France.
7: ...d into highland and lowland along the [[Tees-Exe line]].
9: ...d forces of [[tectonics]] and [[climate change]], in particular [[glaciation]].

History of the United Kingdom (32800 bytes)
2: ...pality of Wales, the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of Ireland.
8: ...started uniting around leaders such as [[Llywelyn the Great]].
10: ... on the eldest son of the British [[Monarch]] continues today.
12: ...now represented in the English Parliament at Westminster.
16: ...his only had jurisdiction over the '[[Pale]]' and the English still only controlled a relatively small ...

Towns of the United Kingdom (1598 bytes)
1: ...t is known as a [[burgh]], pronounced ''burra''. There are two types of burgh: [[royal burgh]]s and bu...
3: ...towns has no official standing yet in the United Kingdom.
5: ...] are not part of the [[United Kingdom]], but are included here for convenience.
7: ==Lists of towns in the UK==
8: :[[List of towns in England]]

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