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The '''Pound Sterling''' ({{IPA-en|paʊnd 'stɜː.lɪŋ}}, symbol: '''[[Pound sign|£]]'''; [[ISO 4217|ISO code]]: '''GBP'''), subdivided into 100 ''pence'' (singular: ''penny''), is the [[currency]] of the [[United Kingdom]], its [[Crown dependency|Crown dependencies]] (the [[Isle of Man]] and the [[Channel Islands]]) and the [[British Overseas Territories]] of [[South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]],<ref>[http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/north-central-america/south-georgia-south-sandwich Foreign and Commonwealth Office country profiles: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands]</ref> [[British Antarctic Territory]]<ref>[http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/north-central-america/british-antarctic-territory Foreign and Commonwealth Office country profiles: British Antarctic Territory]</ref> and [[British Indian Ocean Territory]].<ref>[http://www.fco.gov.uk/en/about-the-fco/country-profiles/asia-oceania/british-indian-ocean-territory Foreign and Commonwealth Office country profiles: British Indian Ocean Territory]</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:06, 8 October 2008
The Pound Sterling (Template:IPA-en, symbol: £; ISO code: GBP), subdivided into 100 pence (singular: penny), is the currency of the United Kingdom, its Crown dependencies (the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands) and the British Overseas Territories of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands,<ref>Foreign and Commonwealth Office country profiles: South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands</ref> British Antarctic Territory<ref>Foreign and Commonwealth Office country profiles: British Antarctic Territory</ref> and British Indian Ocean Territory.<ref>Foreign and Commonwealth Office country profiles: British Indian Ocean Territory</ref>
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