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Dieu et mon droit (French) ("God and my right") | |||||||
| Anthem | "God Save the King" | ||||||
| Capital | London | ||||||
| Language official |
English (de facto) | ||||||
| others | Gaelic, Scots, Welsh, Maltese | ||||||
| Religion main |
Anglicans | ||||||
| others | Presbyterians, Catholics | ||||||
| Ethnic Groups main |
English | ||||||
| others | Indians, Irish, Scots, Welsh | ||||||
| Demonym | British • Briton | ||||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | ||||||
| Legislature | Parliament | ||||||
| King | Charles III | ||||||
| Royal house: | Windsor | ||||||
| Area | 242,818 km² (93,753 sq mi) | ||||||
| Population | 63,630,024 | ||||||
| Established | 1 May 1707 | ||||||
| Currency | Pound Sterling (£) (GBP)
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| Time Zone | UTC+00:00 to +01:00
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| summer | UTC+01:00 to +02:00
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| Date Format | dd/mm/yyyy | ||||||
| Driving Side | Left | ||||||
| Electricity | 230 V, 50 Hz | ||||||
| Plug Types | G | ||||||
| Calling Code | +44 | ||||||
| Internet TLD | .uk | ||||||
| Organizations |  Commonwealth of Nations NATO United Nations
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland and Malta, colloquially known as the United Kingdom and abbreviated as the UK, is a mostly insular nation located in Western Europe. The nation is comprised of five countries: England, Malta, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, one of the oldest surviving monarchies in the world.
In 1956, the Crown Colony of Malta voted to be integrated into the United Kingdom. This was completed by 1960.
Administrative Divisions[]
The United Kingdom of Great Britain, Northern Ireland, and Malta is a unitary state comprised of five countries. Since the 1990s, the countries have been moving towards devolution and each has its own local parliaments.
