United Kingdom

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| style="font-size: 11pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'''
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| style="font-size: 11pt; background: #fcfcfc; text-align: center;" colspan=2 | '''United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'''
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|'''Capital''' <br>(and largest city)  
|'''Capital''' <br>(and largest city)  
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|London
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|London<br>[http://tools.wikimedia.de/~magnus/geo/geohack.php?pagename=United_Kingdom&params=51_30_N_0_7_W_type:country(244820) 51°30′N, 0°7′W]
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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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|'''Recognised 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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|'''Government'''<br>&nbsp;- Monarch<br>&nbsp;- Prime Minister || Constitutional monarchy <br>Queen Elizabeth II<br>Tony Blair
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||'''Formation'''<br>&nbsp;- Acts of Union<br>&nbsp;- Act of Union<br>&nbsp;- Anglo-Irish Treaty
||'''Formation'''<br>&nbsp;- Acts of Union<br>&nbsp;- Act of Union<br>&nbsp;- Anglo-Irish Treaty
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|<br>May 1, 1707<br>January 1, 1801<br>Apirl 12, 1922
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|<br>May 1, 1707<br>January 1, 1801<br>April 12, 1922
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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>244,820 km²<br>94,526 sq mi<br>1.34
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|'''Population'''<br/>&nbsp;- 2006 census <br/>&nbsp;- Density <br/>&nbsp;
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|'''Population'''<br/>&nbsp;- July 2007 estimate<br/>&nbsp;- 2001 census<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>60,776,238<br>58,789,194<br>246 /km²<br>637 /sq mi
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|'''GDP (PPP)''' <br/>&nbsp;- Total <br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
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|'''GDP''' (PPP) <br/>&nbsp;- Total <br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
|2006 estimate<br>$2.375 trillion<br>$35,051  
|2006 estimate<br>$2.375 trillion<br>$35,051  
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|'''Gini''' || 36.8
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|'''GDP''' (nominal) <br/>&nbsp;- Total <br/>&nbsp;- Per capita
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|2007 estimate<br>$2.660 trillion<br>$38,624
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|'''HDI''' || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png]] 0.940
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|'''Gini''' || 36.8 (<span style="color:#fc0">medium</span>)
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|'''Currency''' || Pound sterling (£) (GPB)
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|'''HDI''' || [[Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png]] 0.946
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|'''Currency''' || Pound sterling (£) (<code>GBP</code>)
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|'''Time zone'''<br/>&nbsp;- Summer (DST)
|'''Time zone'''<br/>&nbsp;- Summer (DST)
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| GMT (UTC+0)<br>BST (UTC+1)
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|GMT (UTC +0)<br>BST (UTC +1)
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[[Category:Nations]]
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[[Category:Historic nations]]
[[Category:United Kingdom| ]]
[[Category:United Kingdom| ]]

Current revision as of 16:01, 23 January 2008

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
51°30′N, 0°7′W
Official language(s) English (de facto)
Recognised regional languages Welsh, Irish, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Manx
Demonym British, Britons
Government
 - Monarch
 - Prime Minister 		Constitutional monarchy
Queen Elizabeth II
Tony Blair
Formation
 - Acts of Union
 - Act of Union
 - Anglo-Irish Treaty
May 1, 1707
January 1, 1801
April 12, 1922
Area
 - Total

 - Water (%)
244,820 km²
94,526 sq mi
1.34
Population
 - July 2007 estimate
 - 2001 census
 - Density
 
60,776,238
58,789,194
246 /km²
637 /sq mi
GDP (PPP)
 - Total
 - Per capita 		2006 estimate
$2.375 trillion
$35,051
GDP (nominal)
 - Total
 - Per capita 		2007 estimate
$2.660 trillion
$38,624
Gini 36.8 (medium)
HDI Image:10px-Green Arrow Up Darker.png 0.946
Currency Pound sterling (£) (GBP)
Time zone
 - Summer (DST) 		GMT (UTC +0)
BST (UTC +1)
Internet TLD .uk
Calling code +44
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