United Kingdom

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|'''Official language(s)'''|| English, Irish Gaelic, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Manx
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|'''Official language(s)'''|| English (''de facto'')
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|'''Demonym''' || British, Briton
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|'''Recognized regional languages''' || Welsh, Irish, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Manx
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|'''Government'''<br>&nbsp;- Monarch<br>&nbsp;- Prime Minister<br>&nbsp;- Governing party || Constitutional monarchy <br>[[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]]<br>[[William Kingsley]]<br>[[Liberal Democrats]]
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|'''Demonym''' || British, Britons
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||'''Formation'''<br>&nbsp;- Acts of Union<br>&nbsp;- Act of Union<br>&nbsp;- Anglo-Irish Treaty
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|'''Government'''<br>&nbsp;- Monarch<br>&nbsp;- Prime Minister || Constitutional monarchy <br>Queen Elizabeth II<br>Michael Howard
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|<br>May 1, 1707<br>January 1, 1801<br>Apirl 12, 1922
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||'''Formation'''<br>&nbsp;- Acts of Union<br>&nbsp;- Act of Union
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|<br>May 1, 1707<br>January 1, 1801
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|'''Area''' <br/>&nbsp;- Total <br><br/>&nbsp;- Water (%)
|'''Area''' <br/>&nbsp;- Total <br><br/>&nbsp;- Water (%)
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|<br>244,820 km²<br>94,526 sq mi<br>1.34%
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|<br>919,899 km²<br>355,170.8 sq mi<br>2.93
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|'''Population'''<br/>&nbsp;- 2006 census <br/>&nbsp;- Density <br/>&nbsp;
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|'''Population'''<br/>&nbsp;- 2007 estimate<br/>&nbsp;- Density <br/>&nbsp;
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|<br>60,587,300<br>246/km²<br>637/sq mi
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|<br>74,226,187<br>80.69 /km²<br>208.98 /sq mi
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|'''GDP''' (PPP) <br/>&nbsp;- Total <br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
|'''GDP''' (PPP) <br/>&nbsp;- Total <br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
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|2006 estimate<br>$2.375 trillion<br>$35,051  
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|2006 estimate<br>$2.601 trillion<br>$35,051  
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|'''GDP''' (nominal) <br/>&nbsp;- Total <br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
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|2007 estimate<br>$2.867 trillion<br>$38,624
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|'''Gini''' || 36.8
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|'''Gini''' || 36.8 (<span style="color:#fc0">medium</span>)
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|'''HDI''' || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png]] 0.940
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|'''HDI''' || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png]] 0.946
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|'''Time zone'''<br/>&nbsp;- Summer (DST)
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|(UTC -6 to +3)<br>(UTC -5 to +4)
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Revision as of 21:55, 19 December 2007

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Flag Coat of arms
Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" (French)
("God and my right")
Anthem
God Save the Queen
Capital
(and largest city) 		London
Official language(s) English (de facto)
Recognized regional languages Welsh, Irish, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Manx
Demonym British, Britons
Government
 - Monarch
 - Prime Minister 		Constitutional monarchy
Queen Elizabeth II
Michael Howard
Formation
 - Acts of Union
 - Act of Union
May 1, 1707
January 1, 1801
Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)
919,899 km²
355,170.8 sq mi
2.93
Population
 - 2007 estimate
 - Density
 
74,226,187
80.69 /km²
208.98 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita 		2006 estimate
$2.601 trillion
$35,051
GDP (nominal)
 - Total
 - Per capita 		2007 estimate
$2.867 trillion
$38,624
Gini 36.8 (medium)
HDI Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png 0.946
Currency Pound sterling (£) (GPB)
Time zone
 - Summer (DST) 		(UTC -6 to +3)
(UTC -5 to +4)
Internet TLD .uk
Calling code +44
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