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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published date: 2000
Size: 6.5 x 9.75 inches
Weight: 2.35 pounds
Pages: 544
Publisher's Notes
The UK Today culls relevant facts on the United Kingdom, and augments them with new statistical and factual material, to produce the most comprehensive guide to this region in its class anywhere. Presented in a handy A-Z format, entries include historical background, information on government, economy, industry, defense, climate, social insitutions and more. Readers will learn that Barclays Bank was the first to introduce the ATM in 1967, that over 6 million people visited the British Museum last year making it the top tourist destination, as well as that United Kingdom is the largest exporter of arms after the United States. The UK Today is from the editors and publishers of The Statesman's Yearbook, the standard library reference book for world politics and economics for the last 136 years. From the anglophile to the business traveller to the general reader, The UK Today offers comprehensive, up-to-date information for everyone who needs to keep up with this vital region.
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