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The UK's place in the wider world - Coggle Diagram
The UK's place in the wider world
Trade
The UK's primary trading partners are: The USA (14.3% of UK exports), Germany (10.2%) and Ireland (6.8%).
The UK still does a lot of its trade with the EU, however since Brext, this has been reduced.
Recent trade relationships are growing between the UK and China.
Many British TNC's have branches all over the world such as Shell and Coca-Cola.
Transport
London Heathrow is one of the busiest airports in the world.
The Channel Tunnel is an important link between the UK and Europe.
Many people who enjoy Cruises go to Southampton port where they are taken all around the world.
There are lots of rail links to the rest of the globe by methods of transport such as the Eurostar.
Electronic communication
The UK is a focus for submarine cables, through which 99% of all internet traffic passes along.
A project called Artic Fibre will connect cables between London and Tokyo which will link Europe and Asia.
The UK is linked up via a vast cable network under the sea to many other countries globally.
The EU
Despite the fact that we have left the EU, the UK still has important trade links with the EU.
The UK sent 43% of its exports to the EU, showing that it is still its main trading partner.
The UK now has more control over its affairs since it left the EU, for example it can monitor its own food production.
The Commonwealth
The UK is part of the Commonwealth which has an estimated population of 2.328 billion.
The Commonwealth was started in 1949 by our Queen Elizabeth.
The Commonwealth and the UK share three key factors, democracy, human rights and rule of law.
In 2014 the Commonwealth had a joint GDP of $10.45 trillion.
Culture
Many British brands, actors, music and TV programmes are popular all over the world.
In London, there are 270 different nationalities and 300 languages.
English is the main language in many countries around the world such as the USA, Australia, Canada etc.