United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | |
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Flag | Coat of arms |
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Motto "Dieu et mon droit" (French) ("God and my right") | |
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Anthem God Save the Queen | |
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Capital (and largest city) | London |
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Official language(s) | English, Irish Gaelic, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish, Manx |
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Demonym | British, Briton |
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Government - Monarch - Prime Minister - Governing party | Constitutional monarchy Elizabeth II William Kingsley Liberal Democrats |
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Formation - Acts of Union - Act of Union - Anglo-Irish Treaty | May 1, 1707 January 1, 1801 Apirl 12, 1922 |
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Area - Total - Water (%) | 244,820 km² 94,526 sq mi 1.34% |
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Population - 2006 census - Density | 60,587,300 246/km² 637/sq mi |
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GDP (PPP) - Total - Per capita | 2006 estimate $2.375 trillion $35,051 |
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Gini | 36.8 |
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HDI | 0.940 |
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Currency | Pound sterling (£) (GPB) |
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Time zone - Summer (DST) | GMT (UTC+0) BST (UTC+1) |
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Internet TLD | .uk |
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Calling code | +44 |