Quick Facts - United Kingdom
Capital: London
Political system: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Year of membership to the Council of Europe: 5 May 1949
Population: 62 989 551 (2012)
Population density: 254.2 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): English
Non-nationals of total population: 7.2 % (2011)
Population density: 254.2 inhabitants/km²
Official language(s): English
Non-nationals of total population: 7.2 % (2011)
Funding (2009)
Culture as share of total central government spending: 0.70 %Government expenditure on culture: N/A
Government expenditure on culture per capita: 78.63 Euro
Share of spending on culture by central government: N/A
Employment (2009)
Share of cultural workers in total employment: 2.06 %Share of self-empoyed in cultural employment: 26.98 %
Share of self-empoyed in total employment: 13.58 %
Markets (2012)
CUPIX: Cultural goods: 67 %CUPIX: Public cultural services: 136 %
Annual exp. per capita for recreation and culture: 2 724 USD (266 % )
Participation
Cinema admissions per capita/year: 2.7 times (2010)Internet penetration rate: 83.7 % (2012)
Ratification of Key Cultural Conventions
European Cultural Convention (1955): 5/5/1955European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (1992): Entered into force 1/7/2001
European Convention for the Protection of the Audiovisual Heritage (2001): Not yet signed
UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions (2005): Ratified on 07/12/2007
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Council of Europe/ERICarts, "Compendium of Cultural Policies and Trends in Europe, 14th edition", 2013 | ISSN 2222-7334