United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Anthem: "God Save the King"[a] |
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Coats of arms: Used in relation to Scotland (right) and elsewhere (left) |
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Capital
and largest city
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London 51°30′N 0°7′W / 51.500°N 0.117°W / 51.500; -0.117 |
National language | |
Regional and minority languages[b] | |
Ethnic groups | |
Religion |
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Demonym(s) | |
Government | Unitary[d] parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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Monarch
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Charles III |
Keir Starmer | |
Legislature | Parliament |
House of Lords | |
House of Commons | |
Formation | |
1535 and 1542 | |
24 March 1603 | |
22 July 1706 | |
1 May 1707 | |
1 January 1801 | |
6 December 1922 | |
Area | |
• Total
[f]
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244,376 km2 (94,354 sq mi)[12] (78th) |
• Land
[e]
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242,495 km2 (93,628 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
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68,265,209[13] (21st) |
• 2021 census
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66,940,559[c][14][15][16] |
• Density
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281/km2 (727.8/sq mi)[13] (51st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$4.282 trillion[17] (10th) |
• Per capita
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$62,574[17] (28th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$3.588 trillion[17] (6th) |
• Per capita
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$52,423[17] (20th) |
Gini (2021) | 35.4[18] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.940[19] very high (15th) |
Currency | Pound sterling[g] (£) (GBP) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (
DST)
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UTC+1 (BST[h]) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD)[i] |
Drives on | left[j] |
Calling code | +44[k] |
ISO 3166 code | GB |
Internet TLD | .uk[l] |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
|
---|---|
Anthem: "God Save the King"[a] |
|
Coats of arms: Used in relation to Scotland (right) and elsewhere (left) |
|
|
|
Capital
and largest city
|
London 51°30′N 0°7′W / 51.500°N 0.117°W / 51.500; -0.117 |
National language | |
Regional and minority languages[b] | |
Ethnic groups | |
Religion |
|
Demonym(s) | |
Government | Unitary[d] parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
Keir Starmer | |
Legislature | Parliament |
House of Lords | |
House of Commons | |
Formation | |
1535 and 1542 | |
24 March 1603 | |
22 July 1706 | |
1 May 1707 | |
1 January 1801 | |
6 December 1922 | |
Area | |
• Total
[f]
|
244,376 km2 (94,354 sq mi)[12] (78th) |
• Land
[e]
|
242,495 km2 (93,628 sq mi) |
Population | |
• 2023 estimate
|
68,265,209[13] (21st) |
• 2021 census
|
66,940,559[c][14][15][16] |
• Density
|
281/km2 (727.8/sq mi)[13] (51st) |
GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
|
$4.282 trillion[17] (10th) |
• Per capita
|
$62,574[17] (28th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
• Total
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$3.588 trillion[17] (6th) |
• Per capita
|
$52,423[17] (20th) |
Gini (2021) | 35.4[18] medium inequality |
HDI (2022) | 0.940[19] very high (15th) |
Currency | Pound sterling[g] (£) (GBP) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (
DST)
|
UTC+1 (BST[h]) |
Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD)[i] |
Drives on | left[j] |
Calling code | +44[k] |
ISO 3166 code | GB |
Internet TLD | .uk[l] |