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United Kingdom
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Kevin Hanske 3104007
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NETWOKING
UNIVERSITY OF SURABAYA - FACULTY OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
2012
A. United Kingdom Overview
United Kingdom Geographical Map
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a centralized government or we can call sovereign state that located off the north-western coast of Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state the Republic of Ireland. UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The UK is a developed country and has the world's seventh-largest economy by nominal GDP and eighth-largest economy by purchasing power parity. It was the world's first industrialized country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The UK is still referred to as a great power and retains considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally. It is a recognized nuclear weapons state and its military expenditure ranks fourth in the world. The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946. It has been a member of the European Union and its predecessor the European Economic Community since 1973. It is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, the G7, the G8, the G20, NATO, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization.
At July 2012; United Kingdom has 63,047,162 people with major religious Christian stands for 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, Other 1.6%, and Unspecified or none 23.1%. Around 29,120,000 people recorded as labor force. United Kingdom unemployment rate are
International Trade
Kevin Hanske 3104007
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS NETWOKING
UNIVERSITY OF SURABAYA - FACULTY OF BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
2012
A. United Kingdom Overview
United Kingdom Geographical Map
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a centralized government or we can call sovereign state that located off the north-western coast of Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state the Republic of Ireland. UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The UK is a developed country and has the world's seventh-largest economy by nominal GDP and eighth-largest economy by purchasing power parity. It was the world's first industrialized country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries. The UK is still referred to as a great power and retains considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally. It is a recognized nuclear weapons state and its military expenditure ranks fourth in the world. The UK has been a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council since its first session in 1946. It has been a member of the European Union and its predecessor the European Economic Community since 1973. It is also a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, the G7, the G8, the G20, NATO, the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the World Trade Organization.
At July 2012; United Kingdom has 63,047,162 people with major religious Christian stands for 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, Other 1.6%, and Unspecified or none 23.1%. Around 29,120,000 people recorded as labor force. United Kingdom unemployment rate are