Economy of Great Britain

In spite of the fact that the population of Great Britain makes only 1 % of the population of globe, the United Kingdom takes 4th place in the world on trade. The mechanical engineering and transport, the industrial goods and chemicals are the basic articles of export of Great Britain. Since 70th years, oil recovery not only has allowed reducing import of oil products, but also has made essential profit in trade. British Petroleum is the largest industrial corporation of Great Britain and takes the second place in Europe.