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: 23e )0.929 / 1 (2021)
EPI (ranking )79.89 (2018)
Government
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Head of State
King Charles III ; Prime minister Rishi Sunak
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
See also
