Area: 94,000 sq. mi. (slightly smaller than Oregon)
Population: 63 million
Capital: London (greater metro population about 8.6 million)
Government: Constitutional monarchy
Head of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Head of Government: P.M. David Cameron
Economy: Seventh largest in the world and second in the European Union
Currency: British Pound (GBP), currently $1 = £.63 GBP or £1 = $1.58
Games of the XXX Olympiad: July 27-August 12, 2012
No. of sports: 26
No. of medal events: 302
No. of athletes: 10,500
No. of participating countries/territories: 205
No. of tickets: 8.8 million
No. of media: 21,000
No. of foreign visitors per day: 350,000
Cost: $14.5 billion (to date)
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