- United Kingdom
- The CURRENCY of the country is the Pound Sterling. The corresponding SWIFT code is GBP. The following countries and territories also use the English pound: Guernsey, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Jersey, Channel Islands. The United Kingdom is composed of the following territories:AnguillaBermudaBritish Antarctic TerritoryBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandCayman IslandsChannel IslandsFalkland Islands and dependenciesSouth GeorgiaSouth Sandwich IslandsGibraltarHong Kong (until 1997)Isle of ManMontserratPitcairn IslandsSt Helena and dependenciesAscensionTristan da CunhaTurks and Caicos IslandsThe United NationsIs based in New York and consists of the following principle bodies:General AssemblySecurity CouncilEconomic and Social Council Secretariat (ECOSOC)Trusteeship CouncilInternational Court of JusticeUN Organisations Acronym Head OfficeEconomic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific ESCAP BangkokEconomic and Social Commission for Western Asia ESCWA BaghdadEconomic Commission for Africa ECA Addis AbabaEconomic Commission for Europe ECE GenevaEconomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean ECLAC Santiago, ChileFood and Agriculture Organisation FAO RomeGeneral Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GATT GenevaInternational Atomic Energy Agency IAEA ViennaInternational Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) IBRD Washington, DCInternational Civil Aviation Organisation ICAO MontrealInternational Development Association IDA Washington, DCInternational Finance Corporation IFC Washington, DCInternational Fund for Agricultural Development IFAD RomeInternational Labour Organisation ILO GenevaInternational Maritime Organisation IMO LondonInternational Monetary Fund IMF Washington, DCInternational Sea-Bed Authority Kingston, JamaicaInternational Telecommunications Union ITU GenevaMultirateral Investment Guarantee Agency MIGA Washington, DCOffice of the United Nations Disaster Relief Co-ordinator UNDRO GenevaUnited Nations Centre for Human Settlements UNCHS (HABITAT) NairobiUnited Nations Children's Fund (Formerly the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund) UNICEF New YorkUnited Nations Conference on Trade and Development UNCTAD GenevaUnited Nations Development Programme UNDP New YorkUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation UNESCO ParisUnited Nations Environment Programme UNEP NairobiUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR GenevaUnited Nations Industrial Development Organisation UNIDO ViennaUnited Nations Observer Missions and Peace-keeping Forces New YorkUnited Nations Population Fund (Formerly the United Nations Fund for Population Activities) UNFPA New YorkUnited Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East UNRWA ViennaUniversal Postal Union UPU BerneWorld Food Council WFC RomeWorld Food Programme WFP RomeWorld Health Organisation WHO GenevaWorld Intellectual Property Organisation WIPO GenevaWorld Meteorological Organisation WMO Geneva
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