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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 | |
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Motto: "Dieu Et Mon Droit" "God And My Right" | |
Anthem: "Rule Britannia" | |
Capital | London |
Largest city | London |
Official languages | English |
Demonym(s) | British |
Government | Unitary Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy |
• Queen | Elizabeth II |
Alec Douglas-Home | |
Legislature | Parliament |
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 |
Gini | 29.3 low |
HDI | 0.86 very high |
Currency | Pound Sterling |
Time zone | UTC+ 0 (GMT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (BST[a]) |
Date format | dd-mm-yyyy |
Driving side | left |
Calling code | +44 |
ISO 3166 code | GB |
Internet TLD | .uk |
Etymology
History
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Government
Economy
Culture
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