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Natural Resources

Britain's modern history was built on one resource and rescued, temporarily, by another. Coal made it the first industrial nation;…
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Trade and Industry

Britain is one of the most open large economies in the world, with trade worth well over half its national…
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British Industry

Britain invented industrial manufacturing and now derives about 9% of its output from it. That figure understates things: the UK…
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The Euro and the Pound

Britain uses the pound sterling and never adopted the euro. This is frequently assumed to be a consequence of Brexit;…
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The British Economy

The UK has one of the largest economies in the world, usually placed around sixth by output. Its shape is…
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