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Natural Resources Coal was one of the foundations of the industrial revolution. Offered the opportunity for the generation of steam power But now, coal has been superseded by three other sources of energy: natural gas, oil, and nuclear power. As an island fishing nation, Britain is well-endowed with fisheries; it is one of the EU’s largest fishing nations, and it meets about half of its own domestic demand. technical advances Barely 2 per cent of the workforce is employed in agriculture, and it contributes just 1 per cent of Britain’s gross domestic product, but Britain’s farmers provide two-thirds of the country’s food needs, with much left over for export. Half of Britain’s farms concentrate on dairy farming. The other half focus on poultry and egg production and on raising arable crop. The People Of Britain In mid-2005, the population was estimated to be about 60.2 million, which was roughly the same as that of France , but living on a land area half the size of France. The number of emigrants was much greater than the number of immigrants. The number of non-whites living in Britain has grown Immigration and Race