United Kingdom
United Kingdom
| Part of | Common Travel Area  |
|---|---|
| Year dem found am | 12 April 1927 |
| Official name | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Native label | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| IPA transcription | ˈstuɾbɾɪtɑːnɪɑ, vʲɪlʲɪkəbrʲɪˈtanʲɪj, jʊ̈nai̯tɘd kɪŋɡdə̯m, vʲɛlka brɨtaɲa, zukt̪ɔ raizzɔ |
| Ethnic group | White British, Black Britons, British Indians, مسح |
| Religion anaa worldview | Christianity |
| Dem name after | union |
| Official language | English |
| Anthem | God Save the King |
| Culture | culture of the United Kingdom |
| Motto text | Dieu et mon droit |
| Continent | Europe |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Capital | London |
| Located in time zone | UTC±00:00 |
| Located in/on physical feature | British Isles, Britain, Ireland |
| Coordinate location | 54°36′0″N 2°0′0″W |
| Coordinates of easternmost point | 52°28′52″N 1°45′47″E |
| Coordinates of northernmost point | 60°52′12″N 0°52′12″W |
| Coordinates of southernmost point | 49°57′24″N 5°12′25″W |
| Coordinates of westernmost point | 54°27′53″N 8°10′39″W |
| Highest point | Ben Nevis |
| Lowest point | The Fens |
| Government ein basic form | constitutional monarchy |
| Office held by head of state | monarch of the United Kingdom |
| State ein head | Charles III |
| Office head of government hold | Prime Minister for de United Kingdom |
| Government ein head | Keir Starmer |
| Has cabinet | Privy Council of the United Kingdom |
| Executive body | Government of the United Kingdom |
| Legislative body | Parliament of the United Kingdom |
| Highest judicial authority | Supreme Court of the United Kingdom |
| Central bank | Bank of England |
| Dey contain de administrative territorial entity | England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland |
| Currency | pound sterling |
| Dey share bother plus | Ireland |
| Driving side | left |
| Electrical plug type | BS 1363 |
| Dey follow | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Dey replace | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Significant event | Q2568366, death of Diana, Princess of Wales, 7 July 2005 London bombings |
| Dema official website | https://www.gov.uk/ |
| Hashtag | UnitedKingdom, uk |
| Top-level Internet domain | .uk, .gb |
| Flag | flag of the United Kingdom |
| Coat of arms | royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom |
| Has seal, badge, or sigil | Great Seal of the Realm |
| Geography of topic | geography of the United Kingdom |
| Get characteristic | free country |
| History of topic | history of the United Kingdom |
| Railway traffic side | left |
| Has works in the collection | Australian National Maritime Museum |
| Open data portal | data.gov.uk |
| Economy of topic | economy of the United Kingdom |
| Demographics of topic | demographics of the United Kingdom |
| Gregorian calendar start date | 14 September 1752 |
| Mobile country code | 234, 235 |
| Country calling code | +44 |
| Trunk prefix | 0 |
| Emergency phone number | 999, 112 |
| GS1 country code | 500-509 |
| Licence plate code | UK |
| Maritime identification digits | 232, 233, 234, 235 |
| Stack Exchange tag | https://travel.stackexchange.com/tags/uk |
| Unicode character | 🇬🇧 |
| Category for maps or plans | Category:Maps of the United Kingdom |
De United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, dem commonly know am as de United Kingdom (UK) anaa Britain, be country insyd Northwestern Europe, off de coast of de continental mainland.[1][2] E dey comprise England, Scotland, Wales, den Northern Ireland.[3][4] De UK dey include de island of Great Britain, de north-eastern part of de island of Ireland, den most of de smaller islands within de British Isles, wey dey make up a total area of 94,354 square miles (244,376 km2).[5][6][7] Northern Ireland dey share a land border plus de Republic of Ireland; otherwise, de United Kingdom be surrounded by de Atlantic Ocean, de North Sea, de English Channel, de Celtic Sea, den de Irish Sea. De United Kingdom get estimated population of over 68.2 million people insyd 2023.[8] De capital den largest city of both England den de United Kingdom be London, wey ein wider metropolitan area be de largest insyd Western Europe, plus population of 14.9 million.[9] De cities of Edinburgh, Cardiff, den Belfast be de national capitals of Scotland, Wales, den Northern Ireland, respectively.
De United Kingdom be constitutional monarchy den parliamentary democracy.[10][11] De UK get three distinct jurisdictions: England den Wales, Scotland, den Northern Ireland.[12] Since 1999, Scotland, Wales den Northern Ireland get dema own governments den parliaments wich dey control various devolved matters.[13] Na de UK be permanent member of de UN Security Council since ein first session insyd 1946. Ebe member of de Commonwealth of Nations, Council of Europe, G7, OECD, NATO, Five Eyes, AUKUS den CPTPP. Dem fi observe British influence insyd de legal den political systems of chaw of ein former colonies, den British culture dey remain globally influential, particularly insyd language, literature, music den sport. English be de world ein most widely spoken language den de third-most spoken native language.[14]
Demographics
| Country | Land area | Population | Density
(/km2) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (km2) | (%) | People | (%) | ||
| England | 130,310 | 54% | 57,106,398 | 84% | 438 |
| Scotland | 77,901 | 32% | 5,447,700 | 8% | 70 |
| Wales | 20,737 | 9% | 3,131,640 | 5% | 151 |
| Northern Ireland | 13,547 | 6% | 1,910,543 | 3% | 141 |
| United Kingdom | 242,495 | 100% | 67,596,281 | 100% | 279 |
| Largest urban areas of de United Kingdom
(England den Wales: 2011 census built-up area;[16] Scotland: 2016 estimates settlement;[17] Northern Ireland: 2001 census urban area)[18] | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Urban area | Pop. | Principal settlement | Rank | Urban area | Pop. | Principal settlement | ||
| 1 | Greater London | 9,787,426 | London | 11 | Bristol | 617,280 | Bristol | ||
| 2 | Greater Manchester | 2,553,379 | Manchester | 12 | Edinburgh | 512,150 | Edinburgh | ||
| 3 | West Midlands | 2,440,986 | Birmingham | 13 | Leicester | 508,916 | Leicester | ||
| 4 | West Yorkshire | 1,777,934 | Leeds | 14 | Belfast | 483,418 | Belfast | ||
| 5 | Greater Glasgow | 985,290 | Glasgow | 15 | Brighton & Hove | 474,485 | Brighton | ||
| 6 | Liverpool | 864,122 | Liverpool | 16 | South East Dorset | 466,266 | Bournemouth | ||
| 7 | South Hampshire | 855,569 | Southampton | 17 | Cardiff | 390,214 | Cardiff | ||
| 8 | Tyneside | 774,891 | Newcastle upon Tyne | 18 | Teesside | 376,633 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 9 | Nottingham | 729,977 | Nottingham | 19 | Stoke-on-Trent | 372,775 | Stoke-on-Trent | ||
| 10 | Sheffield | 685,368 | Sheffield | 20 | Coventry | 359,262 | Coventry | ||
Ethnicity
| Ethnic group | Population (absolute) | Population (per cent) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2011 | 2001[19] | 2011[20] | ||
| White | 54,153,898 | 55,010,359 | 92.1% | 87.1% | |
| White: Gypsy, Traveller den Irish Traveller | – | 63,193 | – | 0.1% | |
| Asian den Asian British | Indian | 1,053,411 | 1,451,862 | 1.8% | 2.3% |
| Pakistani | 747,285 | 1,174,983 | 1.3% | 1.9% | |
| Bangladeshi | 283,063 | 451,529 | 0.5% | 0.7% | |
| Chinese | 247,403 | 433,150 | 0.4% | 0.7% | |
| Oda Asian | 247,664 | 861,815 | 0.4% | 1.4% | |
| Black, African, Caribbean den Black British | 1,148,738 | 1,904,684 | 2.0% | 3.0% | |
| Mixed anaa multiple ethnic groups | 677,117 | 1,250,229 | 1.2% | 2.0% | |
| Oda ethnic groups | 230,615 | 580,374 | 0.4% | 0.9% | |
| Total | 58,789,194 | 63,182,178 | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
References
- ↑ "Toponymic guidelines for map and other editors, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". GOV.UK. 9 November 2023. 10.2 Definitions. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
usually shortened to United Kingdom ... The abbreviation is UK or U.K.
- ↑ "United Kingdom". Encyclopædia Britannica. 12 February 2024. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
- ↑ The Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey are Crown Dependencies and not part of the UK.
- ↑ "A Beginners Guide to UK Geography (2023)". Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 24 August 2023. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ↑ ONS Standard Area Measurement, 'area to mean high water'. Excludes the Crown Dependencies and British Overseas Territories.
- ↑ "Standard Area Measurements for Administrative Areas (December 2023) in the UK". Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics. 31 May 2024. Archived from the original on 7 June 2024. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ↑ "Definition of Great Britain in English". Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 4 October 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
Great Britain is the name for the island that comprises England, Scotland and Wales, although the term is also used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom.
- ↑ "Population estimates for the UK, England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: mid-2023". www.ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics (ONS). 8 October 2024.
- ↑ "Major Agglomerations". Archived from the original on 4 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
- ↑ The United Kingdom does not have a codified constitution but an unwritten one formed of Acts of Parliament, court judgments, traditions, and conventions. What is the UK Constitution?, The Constitution Unit of UCL, 9 August 2018, archived from the original on 7 November 2018, retrieved 6 February 2020
- ↑ The British Monarchy, "What is constitutional monarchy?" Archived 4 June 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 July 2013; "United Kingdom" Archived 9 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine CIA The World Factbook. Retrieved 17 July 2013
- ↑ Dewart, Megan (2019). The Scottish Legal System. UK: Bloomsbury Academic. p. 57. ISBN 978-1-5265-0633-7. Archived from the original on 4 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ↑ "Devolution of powers to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland". United Kingdom Government. Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
- ↑ "What are the top 200 most spoken languages?". Ethnologue. 2023. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 25 August 2023.
- ↑ "Mid-Year Population Estimates, UK, June 2022". Office for National Statistics. 26 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2024.
- ↑ "2011 Census - Built-up areas". ONS. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
- ↑ "NRS – Background Information Settlements and Localities" (PDF). National Records of Scotland. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ↑ The UK's major urban areas Office for National Statistics (Urban area of Belfast and connected settlements, Table 3.1, page 47)
- ↑ "Population size: 7.9 per cent from a non-White ethnic group". Office for National Statistics. 8 January 2004. Archived from the original on 19 June 2004.
- ↑ "2011 Census: Ethnic group, local authorities in the United Kingdom". Office for National Statistics. 11 October 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
External links
United Kingdom at Wikipedia ein sisto projects
- United Kingdom from BBC News
- United Kingdom. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.
- United Kingdom from UCB Libraries GovPubs (archived 6 April 2009)
- Wikimedia Atlas of United Kingdom
- Geographic data related to United Kingdom at OpenStreetMap
- Key Development Forecasts for the United Kingdom from International Futures
Government
- Official website of HM Government
- Official website of the British Monarchy
- Official website of the British Prime Minister's Office
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