United Kingdom February 26, 2019 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 , Mer du Nord , nations constitutives , Newcastle upon Tyne , North Atlantic Ocean , 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 European Union Population (ranking: 22e ) 66,465,641 inhabitants (2018) Population growth 0.64 % / year Area 242,545 km² Density 274.03 inhabitants / km² GDP (ranking: 6e )2,622.434 billions $USD (2017) GDP/capita (ranking ) 39,720 $USD (2017) GDP growth 1.80 % / year (2017) Life expectancy (ranking ) 80.95 years (2017) Birth rate 12.00 ‰ (2014) Fertility rate 1.83 children / woman (2014) Death rate (ranking ) 8.80 ‰ (2014) Infant mortality rate (ranking ) 3.50 ‰ (2015) Literacy rate 100.00 % (2018) Official languages English (de facto) Currency Pound sterling (£ GBP) HDI (ranking: 23e )0.922 / 1 (2017) EPI (ranking )79.89 (2018) Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy Head of State Queen Elizabeth II 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 (2016) Urban areas Population Londres 14,611,324 inhabitants Birmingham (West Midlands) 3,866,956 inhabitants Manchester 2,782,141 inhabitants Leeds (West Yorkshire) 2,299,673 inhabitants Liverpool 1,742,159 inhabitants Glasgow 1,738,700 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 Cardiff 1,279,337 inhabitants Portsmouth - Southampton 1,167,177 inhabitants Bristol 1,131,268 inhabitants Édimbourg 880,000 inhabitants Belfast 781,385 inhabitants Bournemouth 713,303 inhabitants Leicester 681,260 inhabitants Middlesbrough 669,946 inhabitants Swansea 529,278 inhabitants Aberdeen 492,030 inhabitants Brighton 397,834 inhabitants Cambridge 288,267 inhabitants Oxford 161,291 inhabitants
Administrative divisions Countries of the United Kingdom Population Area England 55,619,430 inhabitants 130,310 km² Northern Ireland 1,870,834 inhabitants 13,588 km² Scotland 5,424,800 inhabitants 77,911 km² Wales 3,125,165 inhabitants 20,736 km²
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