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Revision as of 19:21, 5 May 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain, Hanover, and Ireland | |
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Motto: "By God and By the People" | |
Anthem: "Onwards, Britannia!" | |
Capital and largest city | London |
National language | English (de facto) |
Regional and minority languages | |
Ethnic groups (2023) | 87.2% White 5.1% Asian 3.2% Not stated 2.2% Black 1.3% Other 1.0% Mixed |
Religion (2023) |
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Demonym(s) |
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Constituent countries | |
Government | Unitary[1] parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Alexandra |
Keir Starmer | |
Jacqueline Carter | |
Lindsay Hoyle | |
The Lord Reed of Allermuir | |
Legislature | Parliament |
House of Lords | |
House of Commons | |
Formation | |
1535 and 1542 | |
24 March 1603 | |
1 May 1707 | |
1 January 1801 | |
22 January 1912 | |
20 November 1924 | |
Area | |
• Total | 360,382 km2 (139,144 sq mi) (63rd) |
• Water (%) | 3.60 |
Population | |
• Estimate | 81,256,324 (20th) |
• Density | 225/km2 (582.7/sq mi) (68th) |
GDP (PPP) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $5.563 trillion (5th) |
• Per capita | $68,642 (19th) |
GDP (nominal) | 2023 estimate |
• Total | $4.742 trillion (3rd) |
• Per capita | $58,358 (15th) |
Gini (2023) | 30.1 medium |
HDI (2023) | 0.940 very high (15th) |
Currency | Pound sterling (GBP) |
Time zone | UTC+1 |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +44 |
Internet TLD | .uk |
- ↑ Although the United Kingdom has traditionally been seen as a unitary state, an alternative description of the UK as a "union state", put forward by, among others, Vernon Bogdanor, has become increasingly influential since the adoption of devolution in the 1990s. A union state is considered to differ from a unitary state in that while it maintains a central authority it also recognises the authority of historic rights and infrastructures of its component parts.