1.
a. The UK exports many goods, nuclear reactors
and parts being the leader at £34.8 billion. Mineral fuels and cars come in at
numbers two and three respectively. The Leading country is the United States
receiving £31.7 billion worth of goods. Germany and France were second and
third in terms of countries.
b. Germany is the leading importer to the
UK at £41.1 billion worth of goods followed distantly by the United States and
China. The leading import of the UK are manufactured goods, such as cars,
making up 83% of total imports
2.
The exchange rate between pounds and dollars is
$1.585/£1. In the past 20 years it has been as high as $2/£1 and as low as
$1.4/£1, but it very recently it has consistently fluctuated around $1.6/£1.
3.
On net UK migration is positive, with more
people immigrating than emigrating. In 2008 nearly 600,000 people immigrated to
the UK while around 420,000 people emigrated. As of 2008 7.7% of the UK
population was born outside of the EU, while 3.3% were born in EU states other
than the UK.
4.
The UK has a long history of colonizing other
countries. The U.S., Australia, India, parts of Canada, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and
Pakistan are all former UK colonies. In the 19th century it became
popular to use the phrase “the empire on which the sun never sets” to describe
the British Empire. The UK was also involved in both world wars, allied with
the U.S. both times. The greatest historical conflict involves France, the UK’s
opponent in the 100 Years War among many others. Within the UK there is another
great historical conflict between Scotland and England.
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