PEOPLE LIVING IN THE UK

 According to UK state government(july 2011)


''Nationality: Noun--Briton(s). Adjective--British.
Population (July 2011 est.): 62,698,362.
Annual population growth rate (2011 est.): 0.557%.
Major ethnic groups (2001 census): White 92.1% (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%,
Northern Irish 2.9%), black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6%.
Major religions (2001 census): Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%,
Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1%.
Major languages: English, Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic.
Education: Years compulsory--12. Attendance--nearly 100%. Literacy--99%.
Health: Infant mortality rate--4.62 deaths/1,000 live births. Life expectancy (2011 est.)--males 77.95
years; females 82.25 years; total 80.05 years.
Work force (2009, 31.25 million): Services 80.4%; industry 18.2%; ''


The united kingdom which comprises wales,nothern ireland,Scotland and England has a population of over 62million as at July 2011, according to UK government is also believed that the population density of the UK is one of the highest in the world..with one third of the people living in the south eastern  part and is predominantly urban and suburbans. London which is the capital of England  has the highest population in UK with modern 8.5million people,no wonder London is regarded as the largest city in Europe.
the literacy rate of UK is about 99%,the universal public education which was introduced for the primary level about modern a century ago( 1870)and also for the secondary level which was introduced 30years Leta (1900).provided that education is mandatory for children between the age of 5 to 16.

UK is known as a multicultural environment with  lots of people from diffrent part of th world .the major religion in UK is Christianity in which about 71% of the population practise it ,followed by Muslims at 2.7%,Hindu, 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified  23.1%.
the official language in the UK is English although Celtic language is also been use in scotlan\,wales and northern Ireland.
REFERANCE;http://www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3846.htm