Considering the four systems together, about 38 per cent of the United Kingdom population has a university or college degree, which is the highest percentage in Europe, and among the highest percentages in the world. This Uttarakhand (UK) state was known with the name of Uttranchal before the year 2007, but after 2007 the government changed the name of Uttranchal to Uttrakhand. [277] Around two-thirds of production is devoted to livestock, one-third to arable crops. [386], Ethnic diversity varies significantly across the UK. No Parliament can pass laws that future Parliaments cannot change.[205]. The cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Aberdeen and Dundee are separate council areas, as is the Highland Council, which includes a third of Scotland's area but only just over 200,000 people. [590] The most famous philosophers of British Empiricism are John Locke, George Berkeley[note 19] and David Hume; while Dugald Stewart, Thomas Reid and William Hamilton were major exponents of the Scottish "common sense" school. [185] In 2008 the executive agreed on proposals to create 11 new councils and replace the present system. [127][128] The war left the UK severely weakened and financially dependent on the Marshall Plan,[129] but it was spared the total war that devastated eastern Europe. Anglo-Saxon England developed meat and savoury herb stewing techniques before the practice became common in Europe. Britain had still not recovered from the effects of the war when the Great Depression (1929–1932) occurred. The UK is still a key global player diplomatically and militarily. The UK motorsport industry employs around 41,000 people, comprises around 4,500 companies and has an annual turnover of around £6 billion. [94] The slaves were taken to work on plantations in British possessions, principally in the Caribbean but also North America. She holds Poseidon's three-pronged trident and a shield, bearing the Union Flag. George Frideric Handel became a naturalised British citizen and wrote the British coronation anthem, while some of his best works, such as Messiah, were written in the English language. It plays leading roles in the UN and NATO. [482][483] Education is now mandatory from ages 5 to 16, and in England youngsters must stay in education or training until they are 18. [369] A 2006 genetic study shows that more than 50 per cent of England's gene pool contains Germanic Y chromosomes. Estimates show that by the end of the 20th century, some 300 million people of British and Irish descent were permanently settled around the globe. Around 120,000 settled permanently in Britain, becoming the largest ethnic minority from outside the British Isles;[439][440] this population had increased to 370,000 by 1938. (of a container or a space) holding or containing as much as possible or a lot: 2. containing a…. [229], Both English law, which applies in England and Wales, and Northern Ireland law are based on common-law principles. It was here that the concepts of sportsmanship and fair play were first codified into clear rules and regulations. [355] The 2011 census also confirmed that the proportion of the population aged 0–14 has nearly halved (31 per cent in 1911 compared to 18 in 2011) and the proportion of older people aged 65 and over has more than tripled (from 5 per cent to 16 per cent). The possibility of redesigning the Union Flag to include representation of Wales has not been completely ruled out. [339], In 2009, the UK was the 13th-largest producer of natural gas in the world and the largest producer in the EU. Scots, Ulster Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Scottish Gaelic and Irish are classed as, "This category could include Polish responses from the country specific question for Scotland which would have been outputted to ‘Other White’ and then included under ‘White’ for UK ‘White Africans’ may also have been recorded under ‘Other White’ and then included under ‘White’ for UK. Although UK citizens receive short form birth certificates, the only legal documents they can use for travelling and other legal purposes are full birth certificates or long form versions.