United Kingdom
Geography
86,803 sq miles (244,820 sq km) in Western Europe, including northern Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
More than one-half of the days are overcast
Population
59,778,002 (July 2002 est.)
English 81.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 2.4%, Welsh 1.9%, Ulster 1.8%, West Indian, Indian, Pakistani, and other 2.8%
Languages
English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)
Capital
London
Political Status
Constitutional monarchy
Religion
Anglican and Roman Catholic 67%, Muslim 2.5%, Presbyterian, Methodist, Sikh, Hindu, and Jewish 5%, Not specified 25%
Ministry History
Global Teams is pleased to have a missionary from the United Kingdom in partnership with a British sending agency, CROSSLINKS.
