United Kingdom

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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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