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United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Malta

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United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Malta
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
Flag
Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Tudor crown).svg
Coat of arms
Motto: "Dieu Et Mon Droit"
"God And My Right"
Anthem: "Rule Britannia"
CapitalLondon
Largest cityLondon
Official languagesEnglish
Demonym(s)British
GovernmentUnitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy
• Queen
Elizabeth II
Alec Douglas-Home
LegislatureParliament
House of Lords
House of Commons
Establishment
1535 and 1542
24th of March, 1603
22nd of July, 1706
1st of May, 1707
1st of January, 1801
6th of December, 1922
Population
• January 1970 estimate
63,654,861
Gini29.3
low
HDI0.86
very high
CurrencyPound Sterling
Time zoneUTC+ 0 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (BST[a])
Date formatdd-mm-yyyy
Driving sideleft
Calling code+44
ISO 3166 codeGB
Internet TLD.uk


Etymology

History

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Subheading 3

Geography

Demographics

Government

Economy

Culture

Military

See also

Notes


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