Britain Today

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 5.4 m Population
1.8 m
65.64 million

There are about 4 million expats

3.1 m
living in mostly commonwealth
countries, North America and
Spain 54.6m

Population Edinburgh

density Glasgow

Belfast Newcastle

Liverpool
Manchester

Birmingham

Oxford
Over 80% of the Cardiff
population is
urban London 8 m
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 The birth rate has fallen by ⅓
since the 1960’s. The only group seeing
a rise in birth rates are the over 40’s.
The median
age is 40
Life expectancy is 81 years

Divorce rates are falling, but the

number of ‘silver splitters’ is increasing

According to The Office of National

Statistics more people than ever
before are feeling happier.

57,375 were able to

speak Gaelic
in Scotland in 2011
1,275 fewer than in
2001
Languages
Geordie

Welsh Scouse
700,000
310,000 speak Brummie
fluently
84% speak Cockney
daily

Cornish 557

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 Britain has a strong
tradition of public
broadcasting. The
BBC started in 1922
The corporation is funded by
license fee payers
A Reuters poll found more
people trust the BBC than the
government … and their own
family.
The most popular TV show in
the UK is …

Strictly Come
Dancing
The show has run on BBC One since 15
May 2004
In the show celebrities partner with
professional dancers to compete in
mainly Latin and Ballroom dance. Each
couple is scored out of 10 by a panel of
judges
The format has been sold to more than 40
other countries

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 Thomasz Schafernaker was voted
Britain’s favourite .. Weather presenter

( probably because he could pronounce Eyjafallajokull. Twice.)

Expats were surveyed and asked what

they miss most about life in the UK
The Royal Family

The unpredictability of the weather

British comedy

The British countryside

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 Elizabeth II
b. 21 April 1926

Britain’s longest reigning

monarch
She is a constitutional
monarch
75% of British people think
the monarchy play an
important role
Support for the monarchy is
higher now than 20 years
ago
The Court Circular is the
official record of royal
engagements
The Queen carries out 341
engagements a year

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Roast dinner

Curry

Fish and chips

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 Bulldog
Golden Retriever
Poodle
Spaniel

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