Official Country Name - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Population - 59.8 million GDP per capita - $27,948 Currency - Pound Sterling (£) Head of State - Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister - Tony Blair Chancellor of the Exchequer - Gordon Brown Governor, Bank of England - Mervyn King Source - OECD Britain   •   EMU   •   Japan   •   United States Legal Notices | © 1998-2006 Econoday, Inc. All Rights Reserved.