World Summary --- United Kingdom

Summary information

Names
ISO3-Code	GBR
Continent	Europe
Country Name	United Kingdom
Administrative
Admin Level Used	3
Level1 Type	Province
Level2 Type	County
Level3 Type	District
Number of Units	486
Population Estimates
Ref. Year First	1981
Ref. Year Last	1993
Pop '90 (estimated) ('000)	57,813
Pop '95 (estimated) ('000)	58,640
Pop '90 (UN) ('000)	57,561
Pop '95 (UN) ('000)	58,308
Difference '90	-0.4 %
Difference '95	--0.6 %
Spatial Estimates
Area (sq km)	245,718
Resolution (km)	22
PopPerUnit ('000)	120
Resources
Web Site 1	http://www.open.gov.uk/gros/groshome.htm
Web Site 2	http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons_f.htm
Web Site 3	http://www.nics.gov.uk/nisra/index.htm
Comments	Area includes the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands

Data sources Pop data for 1993 and 1981-93 percentage change from Central Statistical Office, Regional Trends, 1995 edition, London: HMSO P90E and P95E based on 1993 figures and 1981-1993 average annual growth rate. Boundaries from the Seamless Administrative Boundaries of Europe (SABE) distributed by MEGRIN: http://www.megrin.org/megrin.html (SABE v1995.2 date of release : 31 Mar 1998) Except Orkney, Shetland, Western Isles and Channel Islands which were missing in the SABE data. These were added from DCW.

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