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Tourists at Buckingham Palace A tourist stall selling various London and United Kingdom related souvenirs on the edge of Trafalgar Square on the Strand. Tourism in the United Kingdom is a major industry and contributor to the U.K. economy, which is the world's 10th biggest tourist destination, with over 40.1 million visiting in 2019, contributing a total of £234 billion to the GDP.
Tourism plays a significant part in the economic life of England.In 2018, the United Kingdom as a whole was the world's 10th most visited country for tourists, [2] and 17 of the United Kingdom's 25 UNESCO World Heritage Sites fall within England.
Attraction Ranking Rank Museum Location Country Visitors (2023) [1] 1: British Museum: London: England: 5,820,860 2: Natural History Museum: London: England: 5,688,786
The estimated nominal GDP of the UK for 2024 is £2.765 trillion. [268] This value is 23% higher than the 2019 figure of £2.255 trillion [269] before leaving the EU (at similar US and EU exchange rates to 2019). [270] [u] Inflation in the UK rose by 2% in the year to May 2024 which was the government's target. [272] [273]
Cassandra De Pecol (born June 23, 1989 [citation needed]) is an American author, traveler, activist, and speaker. [1] [2] In 2017, she set Guinness World Records in two categories: "Fastest time to visit all sovereign countries" and "Fastest time to visit all sovereign countries—Female". [3]
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During Hirohito's visit, the satirical magazine Private Eye used a racist double entendre to refer to the emperor's visit ("nasty Nip in the air"). [29] 1978 – It was the first state visit by a Communist head of state to the UK. [30] Despite the Queen's public display of protocol, privately she had thought they had "blood on their hands". [31]