[单选] 阅读一下文章并判断第11题至第15题的正误。The UK economy is made up （in descending order of size） of the economies of England， Scotland， Wales and Northern Ireland． Based on market exchange rates， the United Kingdom is today the sixth largest economy in the world and the third largest in Europe after Germany and France（2015）． The UK is a developed country， with the fifth （nominal GDP） or sixth （PPP） largest economy in the world． It was the world’ s first industrialized country and the world’ s foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries， but the economic cost of two world wars and the decline of its empire in the latter half of the 20th century diminished its leading role in global affairs． The UK nevertheless remains a major power with strong economic， cultural， military and political influence． It is a nuclear power and has the second or third highest defence spending in the world． It holds a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council， and is a member of the G8， NATO【8】 ， OECD【9】 ， World Trade Organization and the Commonwealth of Nations．11．The United Kingdom is today the sixth largest economy in the world and the third largest in Europe．