United Kingdom, Europe
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Image of London, capital city of United Kingdom
United Kingdom is a global leader in financial services, technology innovation, creative industries, renewable energy, education excellence, and advanced infrastructure.
United Kingdom in one word would be “UnionJack,” meaning flag symbol.
United Kingdom Flag
United Kingdom armorial
United Kingdom is a country located in the Northern Europe sub‑region of the Europe continent.
United Kingdom administrative divisions
The United Kingdom (full name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) is one sovereign country in international law. It is also a constitutional monarchy, which means a king or queen is the head of state but elected leaders run the government. Inside the U.K. are four smaller “countries”—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland—that share one parliament for national matters but have their own local governments for some issues. So, the U.K. is both a country (because it is a single, independent state) and a kingdom (because it has a monarch).Easy learning about United Kingdom |
The capital city of United Kingdom is London.
| United Kingdom is located in | Northern Europe Europe Continent Inhabitants of United Kingdom are called Britons, British people |
| United Kingdom has a population of | 68,682,962 inhabitants within a total area of 244,820 Km2 (152,124 sq mi) (2023 UN data) |
| United Kingdom’s Global Peace Index (GPI) | 34 (world rank position) GPI scale of 2.62 This means, the closer to 1, the more peaceful the country is... (2024 data from GPI) |
| Human Development Index (HDI) | United Kingdom HDI ranks in position nº 13 worldwide HDI of 0.946 (0.4 to 1) (2023 data from UNDP) |
| United Kingdom’s passport | allows visa-free entry to 186 countries United Kingdom passport ranks 6th in the world (2025 HP Index data) |
| United Kingdom GDP per capita is | $54,949 USD (2025 estimated data from IMF) |
| United Kingdom ’s LGBTI legal status | Same-sex sexual acts are Legal (2025 ILGA data) |
| Latitude & Longitude | 54° 00' N, 2° 00' W Open in Google Maps |
| Neighbouring countries | Ireland. |
| United Kingdom Climate | temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast |
| Most predominant religion | Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist), |
| Second most predominant religion | Muslim, |
| Currency name & code | Pound (GBP) |
| Internet ccTLD | .uk |
| United Kingdom calling code | +44 |
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