United Kingdom's People and Culture

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Cornish pasty
Cornish pasty

English Football
English Football

The Beatles
The Beatles

Population 60,609,153
Official and/or Major Language English, Welsh, Gaelic
Major Religions Christian
Life Expendiency at Birth 78.54 years
Birth Rate 10.71 births
Death Rate 10.13 deaths
Literacy rate 99%
Total Fortiliary Rate 1.66 children born

In the United Kingdom , 59 million people live there. People in parts of the world including the United States trace their ancestry from the United Kingdom . English is the official language tat the British people speak in the United Kingdom . Most people are Protestants in the United Kingdom . The kind of government that the United Kingdom has is a constitutional monarchy. The United Kingdom also has a parliamentary democracy. The Beatles, maybe the world's most famous band were born in Liverpool . Some British food includes chips and fish, lamb, pork, and Cornish pasty. Football is the national sport of the United Kingdom . Some of the British people like Heavy Metal/Rock.