United Kingdom September 8, 2022 Aberdeen , archipelago , Atlantic Ocean , Belfast , Birmingham , Brexit , Bristol , British Commonwealth , Cambridge , Cardiff , Celtic Sea , Commonwealth , East Midlands , Édimbourg , England , Europe , European Union , G20 , G7 , Glasgow , Great Britain , îles Britanniques , islands , Leeds , Leicester , Liverpool , London , Londres , Manchester , nations constitutives , Newcastle upon Tyne , North Atlantic Ocean , North Sea , Northern Ireland , Nottingham , Oxford , Pays de Galles , Portsmouth , Scotland , Sheffield , Southampton , UK , United Kingdom , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , West Midlands , West Yorkshire Official name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Name in local language United Kingdom (en) Continent Europe Subcontinent Europe (outside the European Union) Population (ranking: 22e ) 67,081,234 inhabitants (2020) Population growth 0.88 % / year Area 242,545 km² Density 276.57 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 5e )3,186.860 billions $USD (2021) GDP/capita (ranking ) 47,334 $USD (2021) GDP growth 7.40 % / year (2021) Life expectancy (ranking ) 81.20 years (2018) Birth rate 10.20 ‰ (2020) Fertility rate 1.56 children / woman (2020) Death rate (ranking ) 10.30 ‰ (2020) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 3.90 ‰ (2020) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2022) Official languages English (de facto) Currency Pound sterling (£ GBP) HDI (ranking: 22e )0.929 / 1 (2021) EPI (ranking )79.89 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Head of State King Charles III ; Prime minister Liz Truss National Day 21 April (Queen's birthday) ISO Codes GB, GBR Demonym British Tourists (ranking ) 37,651,000 people (2017)
The United Kingdom is a Western European country whose territory includes the island of Great Britain and the northern part of the island of Ireland , a country with which it has a border, as well as many small islands around the archipelago. It is located in front of France , which whom it shares a border via the Channel Tunnel, Belgium and the Netherlands . It is composed of four constituent nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
London, capital city of the United Kingdom. Photo: Daniel Chapma, Wikipedia Loch Lubnaig, Callander, Scotland, UK. Source: Wildlife Archives Urban areas (2019) Urban areas Population London 14,372,596 inhabitants Birmingham (West Midlands) 3,689,233 inhabitants Manchester 2,782,141 inhabitants Leeds (West Yorkshire) 2,299,673 inhabitants Glasgow 1,861,315 inhabitants Liverpool 1,784,475 inhabitants Newcastle upon Tyne (North East) 1,650,900 inhabitants Nottingham - Derby (East Midlands) 1,614,379 inhabitants Sheffield (South Yorkshire) 1,566,412 inhabitants Portsmouth - Southampton 1,167,177 inhabitants Bristol 1,157,937 inhabitants Cardiff 1,140,165 inhabitants Edinburgh 901,455 inhabitants Belfast 789,817 inhabitants Bournemouth 713,303 inhabitants Leicester 681,260 inhabitants Middlesbrough 567,986 inhabitants Swansea 532,489 inhabitants Aberdeen 495,365 inhabitants Brighton 397,834 inhabitants Cambridge 288,267 inhabitants Oxford 161,291 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Countries of the United Kingdom Population Area England 56,550,138 inhabitants 130,310 km² Northern Ireland 1,905,835 inhabitants 13,547 km² Scotland 5,466,000 inhabitants 77,911 km² Wales 3,169,586 inhabitants 20,736 km²
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