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UNITED KINGDOM

A PROJECT BY OLIVIA C. LEXI F. & KYLIE S.

__**GEOGRAPHY**__ media type="custom" key="3920457" The United Kingdom is located in Western Europe. It includes the northern 6th of Ireland. The United Kingdom is northwest of France. The UK has a total area of 244,820 square kilometers. 241,590 square kilometers of this land while the other 3,230 square kilometers are water. To compare the United Kingdom size to the US it is about the size of Oregon but just a little bit smaller. Their climate is very moderate. A little over half the days are in the UK are overcast. The lowest point in the UK is The Fens at 4 meters below sea level. The highest point is Ben Nevis at 1,343 mature sea level. They have many natural resources including: Coal, Petroleum, Natural Gas, Iron Ore, Lead, Zinc, Gold, Tin, Limestone, Salt, Clay, Chalk, Gypsum, Potash, Silica Sand, Slate, and Arable Land. Only about 23.23% of the land is arable while 0.2% is used for permanent crops. They use about 11.75 cubic kilometers of freshwater per year. 22% of the freshwater is used domestically, 75% is used industrially, and the last 3% is used agriculturally. The only natural hazards that people in the UK are winter windstorms and floods. The UK is only 35 kilometers from France and they are linked by a tunnel that lies under the English Channel.

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__**Religion**__ There are 2 major religions in the United Kingdom. They are Christian, and Muslim. About 71% of the population is Christian and about 2% is Muslim. A major 15% of the population doesn't practice any religion. Only 33% of the United Kingdom population says that they go to church. Of that 33% only 17% say that religion is one of the major aspects of their lives. Also of that 33% only 10% says that they go to church every Sunday.

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