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[a] Originally defined as the volume of 10 pounds (4.54 kg) of distilled water (under certain conditions), [b] then redefined by the Weights and Measures Act 1985 to be exactly 4.546 09 L (277.4 cu in), the imperial gallon is close in size to the old ale gallon.
The UK claims jurisdiction over the continental shelf, as defined in continental shelf orders or in accordance with agreed upon boundaries, an exclusive fishing zone of 200 nmi (370.4 km; 230.2 mi), and territorial sea of 12 nmi (22.2 km; 13.8 mi). The UK has an Exclusive Economic Zone of 773,676 km 2 (298,718 sq mi) in Europe.
Below is a list of European countries and dependencies by area in Europe. [1] As a continent, Europe's total geographical area is about 10 million square kilometres. [2] ...
In 2022, the UK became the world's fourth-largest exporter behind only China, the US, and Germany. [265] The estimated nominal GDP of the UK for 2024 is £2.765 trillion. [ 266 ] This value is 23% higher than the 2019 figure of £2.255 trillion [ 267 ] before leaving the EU (at similar US and EU exchange rates to 2019).
Britain's North American colonies adopted the British wine gallon, defined in 1707 as 231 cubic inches exactly (3 in × 7 in × 11 in) as their basic liquid measure, from which the US wet pint is derived; and the British corn gallon (1 ⁄ 8 of a standard "Winchester" bushel of corn, or 268.8 cubic inches) as its dry measure, from which the US ...
The US Customary system of units makes use of set of dry units of capacity that have a similar set of names [Note 7] to those of liquid capacity, though different volumes: the dry pint having a volume of 33.6 cubic inches (550 ml) against the US fluid pint's volume of 28.875 cubic inches (473 ml) and the imperial pint of 34.68 cubic inches (568 ...
List of countries and dependencies showing population densities, populations, and areas Location Pop. /km 2 Pop. /sq mi Population Area (km 2) Area (sq mi) Notes
Dymaxion map of the world with the 30 largest countries and territories by area. This is a list of the world's countries and their dependencies by land, water, and total area, ranked by total area.