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What you need to know

 

Population

  • How many people live in the countries of the UK?
  • What is the census and how is census data collected and used?
  • How many people belong to an ethnic minority and which are the largest minority groups? Where are there large ethnic communities?

The regions of Britain

  • Where are Geordie, Cockney and Scouse dialects spoken?
  • What languages other than English are spoken in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales?