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United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Ireland
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Anthem: "God Save the Queen"[note 2]
Two islands to the north-west of continental Europe. Highlighted are the larger island and the the smaller island to the west.
Location of the United Kingdom (dark green)

– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (green)

Location of the United Kingdom,
Crown dependencies and
British Overseas Territories (red)
Capital
and largest city
London
51°30′N 0°7′W / 51.500°N 0.117°W / 51.500; -0.117
Official language
and national language		English
Recognised regional languages[note 3]
Demonym(s)
  • British
  • Briton
Countries of the United Kingdom
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary
constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Elizabeth II
Theresa May
LegislatureParliament
• Upper house
House of Lords
• Lower house
House of Commons
Formation
1535 and 1542
24 March 1603
1 May 1707
1 January 1801
14 September 1893
1 January 1973
Area
• Total
242,495 km2 (93,628 sq mi)[3] (78th)
• Water (%)
1.34
Population
• 2016 estimate
Increase 65,648,100[4] (22nd)
• 2011 census
63,181,775[5] (22nd)
• Density
270.7/km2 (701.1/sq mi) (50th)
GDP (PPP)2017 estimate
• Total
$2.880 trillion[6] (9th)
• Per capita
$43,620[6] (25th)
GDP (nominal)2017 estimate
• Total
$2.565 trillion[6] (6th)
• Per capita
$38,847[6] (19th)
Gini (2014)Positive decrease 31.6[7]
medium (33rd)
HDI (2015)Increase 0.909[8]
very high (16th)
CurrencyPound sterling[note 5] (GBP; £)
Time zoneUTC⁠ (Greenwich Mean Time[note 6])
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+44[note 7]
ISO 3166 codeGB
Internet TLD.uk[note 8]


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  1. ^ "National Anthem". Official web site of the British Royal Family. Retrieved 4 June 2016.
  2. ^ "List of declarations made with respect to treaty No. 148". Council of Europe. Retrieved 12 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density" (PDF). United Nations Statistics Division. 2012. Retrieved 9 August 2015. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Population estimates – Office for National Statistics U.K." www.ons.gov.uk.
  5. ^ "2011 UK censuses". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d "Report for Selected Countries and Subjects – United Kingdom". International Monetary Fund. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC)". Eurostat Data Explorer. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  8. ^ "2016 Human Development Report" (PDF). United Nations Development Programme. 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
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