United Kingdom (2050)

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United Kingdom of Great Britain
A flag composed of a red cross edged in white and superimposed on a red saltire, also edged in white, superimposed on a white saltire on a blue background
Flag
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)
Great Britain (orthographic projection).svg
Capital
and largest city
London
National languag
Languages
Ethnic groups
(2041)
List
Religion
(2041)
List
  • 42.8% no religion
  • 38.5% Christianity
  • 8.0% Islam
  • 2.6% Hinduism
  • 0.8% Sikhism
  • 0.4% Buddhism
  • 0.4% Judaism
  • 0.6% other
  • 5.9% not stated
Demonym(s)
  • British
  • Briton
  • Brit (colloquial)
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Monarch
William V
Tom Harwood
LegislatureParliament
House of Lords
House of Commons
Formation
• Laws in Wales Acts
1535 and 1542
• Union of the Crowns
24 March 1603
• Treaty of Union
22 July 1706
• [Acts of Union of England and Scotland
1 May 1707
• Acts of Union of Great Britain and Ireland
1 January 1801
• Irish Free State Constitution Act
6 December 1922
• New Northern Irish Protocol
11 April 2032
Area
• Total
209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi) (84th)
Population
• 2048 estimate
Neutral increase 78,596,281 (22nd)
• 2041 census
75,477,926
GDP (nominal)2024 estimate
• Total
Increase $8.23 trillion (10th)
• Per capita
Increase $105,512 (18th)
Gini (2041)Negative increase 40.1
medium
HDI (2041)Increase 0.988
very high (13th)
CurrencyPound Sterling
Time zoneUTC+0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST)
Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving sideleft
Calling code+44
ISO 3166 codeGB
Internet TLD.uk

The United Kingdom of Great Britain, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Great Britain, is an island nation in Northwestern Europe, situated off the coast of mainland Europe. It consists of England, Scotland and Wales. The nation includes the island of Great Britain and numerous smaller islands of the British isles. The United Kingdom shares a maritime border with the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the Irish Sea, and with France in the English channel. The total area of the United Kingdom is 209,000 square kilometers, with an estimated population of 78 million.

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