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British National Demographics
Background
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 the
European Monetary Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a
significant issue in the UK. The
Scottish Parliament,
the
National Assembly for Wales, and the
Northern Ireland Assembly
were established in 1999.
Source: This public domain information was
collated by the US Central Intelligence Agency in the
World Factbook as is the content of the
other pages within this section.
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Rate increases to 74.9%
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Pay growth steady in year to March 2008
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April: CPI up to 3.0%, RPI up to 4.2%
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