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17.03.2021 19:56 •  Английский язык

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Great Britain

Great Britain is the birthplace of Newton, Darwin, Shakespeare and the Beatles; home of the world's largest foreign exchange market, the world's richest football club - Manchester United , the inventor of the hovercraft and the JK Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter books. From Scotland to Cornwall, Britain is full of customs and traditions. The UK is the fourth largest economy in the world, with a gross domestic product (GDP) of US $1.93 trillion. It has the second largest economy in Europe (after Germany). The capital, London, is one of the two largest financial centres in the world, along with New York City.
The UK economy is one of the strongest in Europe; inflation, interest rates, and unemployment remain low. Economic growth in the UK was 1.8 per cent in 2005 and grew by 2.7% in 2006.
The main British industries today are banking and finance, steel, transport equipment, oil and gas, and tourism. Railroad equipment, aircraft, motor vehicles and parts, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, electric power equipment as well as shipbuilding, textiles, clothing that once made Britain one of the most powerful states still play an important role in the Britain's economy. Labour force in Britain reached 29.7 million people in 2001, 1.4% of which were busy in the agriculture, 18.2% worked for the industry, while 80.4% did their jobs in the domain of services.
The unemployment rate was about 5.1% in 2003.
Agriculture in Britain is intensive, highly mechanized, and efficient by European standards, producing about 60% of food needs with only 1.4 % of the labour force. It contributes around 0.5% of GDP (Gross Domestic Product). Around two thirds of production is devoted to livestock, one third to arable crops.
The UK has large coal, natural gas, and oil reserves; primary energy production accounts for 10% of GDP, one of the highest shares of any industrial nation.
Services, particularly banking, insurance, and business services, account by far for the largest proportion of GDP.

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