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Great Britain (TNO:ANM)
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United Kingdom of Great Britain | |
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Anthem: "God Save the King" | |
Coats of arms Used in relation to Scotland (right) and elsewhere (left) | |
Capital and largest city | London |
National language | English (de-facto) |
Regional and minority languages | |
Demonym(s) |
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Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
• Monarch | Charles III |
Jeremy Corbyn | |
Legislature | Parliament |
House of Lords | |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom | |
Formation | |
1535 and 1542 | |
24 March 1603 | |
22 July 1706 | |
1 May 1707 | |
1 January 1801 | |
6 December 1922 | |
Area | |
• Total | 230,046 km2 (88,821 sq mi) |
Currency | Pound sterling (GBP) |
Time zone | UTC+0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST) |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +44 |
ISO 3166 code | GB |
Internet TLD | .uk |
The United Kingdom of Great Britain, commonly called the United Kingdom or Great Britain, is an island country in Northwestern Europe, comprising the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales. It is the xth most populated country in Europe with a population of x in 2023 over an area of 230,046 square km2. The largest city and capital is London, while other major urban areas include Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Manchester.