Great Britain (TNO:ANM)

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United Kingdom of Great Britain
Flag of the United Kingdom
Anthem: "God Save the King"
Coats of arms
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (both variants).svg
Used in relation to Scotland (right) and elsewhere (left)
Location of the United Kingdom in the world
Location of the United Kingdom in the world
Capital
and largest city
London
National languageEnglish (de-facto)
Regional and minority languages
Demonym(s)
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
Charles III
Jeremy Corbyn
LegislatureParliament
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)
CurrencyPound sterling (GBP)
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+44
ISO 3166 codeGB
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.