United Kingdom
18 Nov 2010
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General information
(Source: CIA World Factbook)
- Capital: London
- Head of government: Prime Minister David Cameron
- Inhabitants: 61,284,806 (July 2010 est.)
- GDP/per capita: US$ 35,200 (2009 est.)
- Economic growth: -4.8% (2009 est.)
- Main languages: English
- School life expectancy: 12 years
- Education expenditures: 5.5% of GDP (2007)
- Internet users: 48,755 million (2008)
Higher education
- Number of students in higher education: 2,396,055 (2008-2009)
- Number of institutions: 166 (of which 132 in England, 19 in Scotland, 11 in Wales, and 4 in Northern Ireland)
- Number of students in the Netherlands: 1,150
