The population of the United Kingdom is over 60 million people, of which over 50 million people live in England. 

The United Kingdom is inhabited by many migrants from the nation's former colonies, as well as their descendants. 

In the 19th century, the United Kingdom was one of the most significant nations in the world. During this time, the nation had colonies in countries such as India, Canada, Jamaica, Kenya and Australia. 

The goods and raw materials of the colonies helped to make the United Kingdom one of the leading nations on the planet. Nowadays, the United Kingdom is not a colonial power anymore, but many remnants of the colonial era can still be seen in the nation's culture. 

During the 19th and 20th centuries, the United Kingdom was one of the leading industrial nations in the world. For a long time, the nation's industrial production was largely based on coal. Nowadays, however, coal mining has largely stopped. It has been replaced by oil and natural gas drilled from the bottom of the North Sea. 

Today, the United Kindgom is still an important hub of the world's economy. It also receives its fair share of tourism: it is visited by over 30 million tourists every year. 

Image on the right: A Scottish bagpipe player.