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Property	Type	Value	Unit	Rank	Empirical method	Date	Comparison
Birth rate	Population property	10.67	Per 1000 Inhabitants	181	Estimation	2010	Birth rate
Death rate	Population property	10.00	Per 1000 Inhabitants	62	Estimation	2010	Death rate
Infant Mortality Rate	Health property	4.78	Per 1000 Live Births	192	Estimation	2010	Infant Mortality Rate
Life Expectancy at Birth	Population property	79.16	Years	36	Estimation	2010	Life Expectancy at Birth
Net Migration Rate	Population property	2.15	Per 1000 Inhabitants	36	Estimation	2010	Net Migration Rate
Population growth rate	Population property	0.28	Percent	170	Estimation	2010	Population growth rate
Total Fertility Rate	Population property	1.66	Born per Woman	173	Estimation	2010	Total Fertility Rate
Electricity production	Economic property	368600	Gigawatt hour	12	Estimation		Electricity production
Natural gas consumption	Economic property	95940	1 Mil. Cubic metre	6	Estimation		Natural gas consumption
Natural gas production	Economic property	69900	1 Mil. Cubic metre	13	Estimation		Natural gas production
GDP growth rate	Economic property	-4.80	Percent	188	Estimation		GDP growth rate
GDP - per capita (PPP)	Economic property	35200	Dollar	34	Estimation		GDP - per capita (PPP)
GDP	Economic property	2128000	Million dollar	7	Estimation		GDP
Industrial production growth rate	Economic property	-9.40	Percent	138	Estimation		Industrial production growth rate
Inflation rate	Economic property	2.10	Percent	74	Estimation		Inflation rate
Oil consumption	Economic property	1710	1000 Barrel per day	14	Estimation		Oil consumption
Oil production	Economic property	1584	1000 Barrel per day	20	Estimation		Oil production
Unemployment rate	Economic property	8.00	Percent	88	Estimation		Unemployment rate
Area	Geo property	243610	Square kilometer	79			Area
HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate	Health property	0.20	Percent	95			HIV/AIDS - Adult Prevalence Rate
HIV/AIDS - deaths	Health property	500		97			HIV/AIDS - deaths
People living with HIV/AIDS	Health property	77000		52			People living with HIV/AIDS
Population size	Population property	61284806		22			Population size

Organisation / Group	Aim	status
Asian Development Bank	to promote regional economic cooperation	nonregional member
African Development Bank Group	to promote economic development and social progress	nonregional member
Arctic Council	to address the common concerns and challenges faced by Arctic governments and the people of the Arctic;to protect the Arctic environment	observer
Council of the Baltic Sea States	to promote cooperation among the Baltic Sea states in the areas of aid to new democratic institutions, economic development, humanitarian aid, energy and the environment, cultural programs and education, and transportation and communication	observer
Organization of American States	to promote regional peace and security as well as economic and social development	observer
Pacific Islands Forum	to promote regional cooperation in political matters	partner
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative	to encourage cooperation among participating states and to facilitate their integration into European structures	observer
Australia Group	to consult on and coordinate export controls related to chemical and biological weapons
Bank for International Settlements	to promote cooperation among central banks in international financial settlements
Commonwealth	to foster multinational cooperation and assistance, as a voluntary association that evolved from the British Empire
Caribbean Development Bank	to promote economic development and cooperation
Council of Europe	to promote increased unity and quality of life in Europe
European Organization for Nuclear Research	to foster nuclear research for peaceful purposes only
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council	to discuss cooperation on mutual political and security issues
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to facilitate the transition of seven centrally planned economies in Europe (Bulgaria, former Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Poland, Romania, former USSR, and former Yugoslavia) to market economies by committing 60% of its loans to privatization
European Investment Bank	to promote economic development of the EU and its predecessors, the EEC and the EC
European Space Agency	to promote peaceful cooperation in space research and technology
Food and Agriculture Organization	to raise living standards and increase availability of agricultural products;a UN specialized agency
Financial Action Task Force	to develop and promote policies to combat money laundering and terrorist financing
Group of 20	to promote open and constructive discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on any issues related to global economic stability;helps to support growth and development across the globe
Group of 5	to coordinate the economic policies of five major noncommunist economic powers
Group of 7	to facilitate economic cooperation among the seven major noncommunist economic powers
Group of 8	to facilitate economic cooperation among the developed countries (DCs) that participated in the Conference on International Economic Cooperation (CIEC), held in several sessions between December 1975 and 3 June 1977
Group of 10	to coordinate credit policy
Inter-American Development Bank	to promote economic and social development in Latin America
International Atomic Energy Agency	to promote peaceful uses of atomic energy
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	to provide economic development loans;a UN specialized agency
International Civil Aviation Organization	to promote international cooperation in civil aviation;a UN specialized agency
International Chamber of Commerce	to promote free trade and private enterprise and to represent business interests at national and international levels
International Criminal Court	to hold all individuals and countries accountable to international laws of conduct; to specify international standards of conduct;to provide an important mechanism for implementing these standards;to ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement	to promote worldwide humanitarian aid through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in wartime, and International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS;formerly League of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies or LORCS) in peacetime
International Development Association	to provide economic loans for low-income countries;UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Energy Agency	to promote cooperation on energy matters, especially emergency oil sharing and relations between oil consumers and oil producers;established by the OECD
International Fund for Agricultural Development	to promote agricultural development;a UN specialized agency
International Finance Corporation	to support private enterprise in international economic development;a UN specialized agency and IBRD affiliate
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies	to organize, coordinate, and direct international relief actions;to promote humanitarian activities;to represent and encourage the development of National Societies;to bring help to victims of armed conflicts, refugees, and displaced people;to reduce the vulnerability of people through development programs
International Hydrographic Organization	to train hydrographic surveyors and nautical cartographers to achieve standardization in nautical charts and electronic chart displays;to provide advice on nautical cartography and hydrography;to develop the sciences in the field of hydrography and techniques used for descriptive oceanography
International Labor Organization	to deal with world labor issues;a UN specialized agency
International Monetary Fund	to promote world monetary stability and economic development;a UN specialized agency
International Maritime Organization	to deal with international maritime affairs;a UN specialized agency
International Mobile Satellite Organization	acts as watchdog over Inmarsat (International Maritime Satellite Organization), a private company, to make sure it follows ICAO standards and recommended practices;plays an active role in the development of international telecommunications policies
International Criminal Police Organization	to promote international cooperation among police authorities in fighting crime
International Olympic Committee	to promote the Olympic ideals and administer the Olympic games: 2012 Summer Olympics in London, UK;2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia
International Organization for Migration	to facilitate orderly international emigration and immigration
Inter-Parliamentary Union	fosters contacts among parliamentarians, considers and expresses views of international interest and concern with the purpose of bringing about action by parliaments and parliamentarians, contributes to the defense and promotion of human rights, contributes to better knowledge of representative institutions
International Organization for Standardization	to promote the development of international standards with a view to facilitating international exchange of goods and services and to developing cooperation in the sphere of intellectual, scientific, technological and economic activity
International Telecommunications Satellites Organization	to act as a watchdog over Intelsat, Ltd., a private company, to make sure it provides on a global and non-discriminatory basis public telecommunication services
International Telecommunication Union	to deal with world telecommunications issues;a UN specialized agency
International Trade Union Confederation	to promote the trade union movement
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency	encourages flow of foreign direct investment among member countries by offering investment insurance, consultation, and negotiation on conditions for foreign investment and technical assistance;a UN specialized agency
North Atlantic Treaty Organization	to promote mutual defense and cooperation
Nuclear Energy Agency	to promote the peaceful uses of nuclear energy;associated with OECD
Nuclear Suppliers Group	to establish guidelines for exports of nuclear materials, processing equipment for uranium enrichment, and technical information to countries of proliferation concern and regions of conflict and instability
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development	to promote economic cooperation and development
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons	to enforce the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on Their Destruction;to provide a forum for consultation and cooperation among the signatories of the Convention
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe	to foster the implementation of human rights, fundamental freedoms, democracy, and the rule of law;to act as an instrument of early warning, conflict prevention, and crisis management;and to serve as a framework for conventional arms control and confidence building measures
Paris Club	to provide a forum for debtor countries to negotiate rescheduling of debt service payments or loans extended by governments or official agencies of participating countries;to help restore normal trade and project finance to debtor countries
Permanent Court of Arbitration	to facilitate the settlement of international disputes
United Nations	to maintain international peace and security and to promote cooperation involving economic, social, cultural, and humanitarian problems
United Nations Security Council	to maintain international peace and security
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development	to promote international trade
United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization	to promote cooperation in education, science, and culture
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees	to ensure the humanitarian treatment of refugees and find permanent solutions to refugee problems
United Nations Industrial Development Organization	UN specialized agency that promotes industrial development especially among the members
United Nations Mission in the Sudan	to support implementation of the comprehensive Peace Agreement by Monitoring and verifying the implementation of the Cease Fire Agreement, by observing and monitoring movements of armed groups, and by helping disarm, demobilizing and reintegrating armed bands
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East	to provide assistance to Palestinian refugees
Universal Postal Union	to promote international postal cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Customs Organization	to promote international cooperation in customs matters
World Federation of Trade Unions	to promote the trade union movement
World Health Organization	to deal with health matters worldwide;a UN specialized agency
World Intellectual Property Organization	to furnish protection for literary, artistic, and scientific works;a UN specialized agency
World Meteorological Organization	to sponsor meteorological cooperation;a UN specialized agency
World Trade Organization	to provide a forum to resolve trade conflicts between members and to carry on negotiations with the goal of further lowering and/or eliminating tariffs and other trade barriers
Zangger Committee	to establish guidelines for the export control provisions of the Nonproliferation of Nuclear Weapons Treaty (NPT)
European Union

Names

United Kingdom : Name
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland;note - Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales : Longname
UK : Abbreviation

Description

The United Kingdom has historically played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith in the 19th century, 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 and the Irish republic withdraw from the union. 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. The UK is also an active member of the EU, although it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union. Devolution and constitutional reform have been significant recent issues in the UK. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999, but the latter was suspended until May 2007 due to wrangling over the peace process.