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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:.svg) 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 | |
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| Demonym(s) |
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| Government | Unitary[d] parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
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Monarch
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Charles III |
| Rishi Sunak | |
| 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 | |
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• Total
[e]
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244,376 km2 (94,354 sq mi)[12] (78th) |
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• Land
[f]
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242,741 km2 (93,723 sq mi)[12] |
| Population | |
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• 2022 estimate
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 67,596,281[13] (22nd) |
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• 2021/22 census
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66,940,559[c][14][15][16] |
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• Density
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279/km2 (722.6/sq mi)[13] (51st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
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• Total
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 $4.029 trillion[17] (9th) |
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• Per capita
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$58,880[17] (27th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
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• Total
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$3.495 trillion[17] (6th) |
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• Per capita
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$51,075[17] (21st) |
| Gini (2021) |  35.4[18]medium |
| HDI (2022) | 0.940[19] very high (15th) |
| Currency | Pound sterling[g] (GBP) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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• Summer (
DST)
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UTC+1 (BST[h]) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD)[i] |
| Driving side | left[j] |
| Calling code | +44[k] |
| ISO 3166 code | GB |
| Internet TLD | .uk[l] |
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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|---|---|
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|
|
| Anthem: "God Save the King"[a] |
|
| Coats of arms: Used in relation to Scotland (right) and elsewhere (left) |
|
|
Show globe
Show map of Europe
|
|
| 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 |
List
|
| Demonym(s) |
|
| Government | Unitary[d] parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
|
•
Monarch
|
Charles III |
| Rishi Sunak | |
| 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
[e]
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244,376 km2 (94,354 sq mi)[12] (78th) |
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• Land
[f]
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242,741 km2 (93,723 sq mi)[12] |
| Population | |
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• 2022 estimate
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67,596,281[13] (22nd) |
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• 2021/22 census
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66,940,559[c][14][15][16] |
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• Density
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279/km2 (722.6/sq mi)[13] (51st) |
| GDP (PPP) | 2024 estimate |
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• Total
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$4.029 trillion[17] (9th) |
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• Per capita
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$58,880[17] (27th) |
| GDP (nominal) | 2024 estimate |
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• Total
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$3.495 trillion[17] (6th) |
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• Per capita
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$51,075[17] (21st) |
| Gini (2021) | 35.4[18] medium |
| HDI (2022) | 0.940[19] very high (15th) |
| Currency | Pound sterling[g] (GBP) |
| Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
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• Summer (
DST)
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UTC+1 (BST[h]) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD)[i] |
| Driving side | left[j] |
| Calling code | +44[k] |
| ISO 3166 code | GB |
| Internet TLD | .uk[l] |
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