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Britain ranks fourth amongst the most populated countries of Europe. The ethnic groups of British people comprise 81.5% English, 9.6% Scottish, 2.4% Irish, 1.9% Welsh, 1.8% Ulster and 2.8% of others including Indians, Pakistanis and West Indians. Since 1970, the ethnic diversity of Britain is increasing at a great pace as large number of people from India, Africa, Pakistan, China and West Indies are steadily migrating to Britain. In 1990, approximately 3% of the entire population was constituted by the immigrants.
In 1999, about 1% of the British people have adopted agriculture as their main occupation whereas industry accounts for 25%. The service sector provides for the remaining 74%. Main fields of occupation are agriculture, mining, manufacturing, construction, trade, transportation, personal services and so on. The standard of living in Britain is improving tremendously and is presently considered to be the highest in Europe.
English is the official language of Britain, though Welsh is spoken in Wales that accounts for 26% of the entire population and around 60,000 people speak the Scottish form of Gaelic in Scotland. Christianity is the chief religion of the British people. The Anglican Church is the official Church of England whereas the Presbyterian Church is the established church of Scotland. The minority comprises Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Jews, Buddhists and others.
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