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The United Kingdom made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – the birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a globally influential center of finance and culture. England is also the site of Neolithic Stonehenge, Bath’s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge.
| Point | Information |
| Country Name | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Short Name | United Kingdom |
| Capital | London |
| Largest city | London |
| Official languages | English |
| National Languages | English |
| Religion | 59.5% Christian, 25.7% Irreligious, 4.4% Muslim, 1.3% Hindu, 0.7% Sikh, 0.4% Jewish, 0.4% Buddhist, 0.4% Other, 7.2% Unknown |
| Demonym(s) | British, Briton |
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy |
| President | Prime Minister – Boris Johnson |
| Vice President | Deputy Prime Minister – Nick Clegg |
| House Speaker | Sir Lindsay Hoyle |
| Chief Justice | Ian Burnett |
| Total Area | 242,495 km2 (93,628 sq mi) |
| Water (%) | 1.34 |
| Total Land Area (%) | 239,245 km2 |
| Population | 67,886,004 (2020 estimate) |
| GDP (PPP) | $3.131 trillion (2019 estimate) |
| GDP (Nominal) | $2.744 trillion (2019 estimate) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (GBP) |
| Time zone | UTC (Greenwich Mean Time, WET)
Summer (DST) UTC+1 (British Summer Time, WEST) |
| Date Format | dd/mm/yyyy yyyy-mm-dd (AD) |
| Mains Electricity | 230 V–50 Hz |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +44 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB |
| Internet TLD | .uk |
| Political Parties | Conservative and Unionist Party Labour Party Scottish National Party Liberal Democrats |
| Independence Day | Union of the Crowns – 24 March 1603 |
| Tallest Building | The Shard 22 Bishopsgate Landmark Pinnacle |
| Richest Persons | Hinduja family Jim Ratcliffe Leonard Blavatnik James Dyson and family |
| Top Website | Amazon.co.uk Google.co.ukBbc.co.uk Ebay.co.uk |
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