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Key facts: Today's Britain
- Britain has
won over 70 Nobel Prizes, more per head than any other country
in the world.
- Britain is
at the forefront of the internet revolution. The web was invented
by a Briton, Tim Berners-Lee. Today, Britain has twice as many
internet hosts per head as Germany and five times as many as Japan.
55% of British businesses engage in e-commerce, more than any
other European country.
- Britain is
widely recognised as the design workshop of the world. Seven out
of eight of the world's largest design companies are British.
The sector earns over ��12bn a year.
- Britain attracts
more overseas investment than any other country except the United
States and China. Britain is the largest European investor in
Asia, and also the number one choice for Asian investors in Europe.
- Software
design is one of Britain's major strengths. Over 70% of the world's
computer games are made in Britain, including Tomb Raider, the
most successful game ever. Britain leads the world in computer
animation and in professional virtual reality software, which
helps business solve engineering, manufacturing and design challenges.
- Britain is
marking the Millennium with more cultural projects and new attractions
than any other country. Britain has invested more than ��2bn in
projects including the state of the art 72,000-seat Millennium
Stadium in Cardiff, which is the first stadium in Britain to have
a retractable roof; the Millennium Dome at Greenwich, London;
and the gravity-defying Millennium Bridge in Gateshead.
- Britain is
the world's most commercially successful music nation. It generates
more album sales than any other country. One fifth of all music
in the world has a British connection, either as artist, producer,
writer or publisher.
- Manchester
United is the world's most popular football club. It is also the
world's richest,now valued at more than ��1bn.
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