| Local Name:United Kingdom |
| Captial:London |
| Continent:Europe |
| Major Cities:London is the largest urban and metropolitan area. The City of Westminster, in central London, is the seat of government; 62 districts have larger populations than Westminster. |
| Government |
| Constitutional Form:Constitutional monarchy |
| Head of State:Ceremonial |
| Basis of Executive:Ministry is subject to parliamentary confidence |
| Head of State:Queen Elizabeth II |
| Head of Government:Prime Minister David Cameron |
| Area |
| Area Rank: 80 |
| Total Area: 242,900 km2(93,800 sqmi) |
| Land: 241,930 km2(93,410 sqmi) |
| Water: 1,680 km2(650 sqmi) |
| Water in Percent: 0.69% |
| Population |
| Population Rank: 22 |
| Population: 62,300,000 |
| Date: 1-Jul-10 |
| World Population: 0.89% |
| Source : Official estimate |
| Languages:English, Welsh, Scots, Scots Gaelic, Irish |
| Currency |
| Currency: British pound |
| Currency Sign: £ |
| Currency ISO Code: GBP |
| Fractional Unit: Penny |
| Number to Basic: 100 |
| Time Zone |
| Number of Time Zones: 8 |
| Time Zone: UTC−08:00 — Pitcairn Islands UTC−05:00 — Cayman Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands UTC−04:00 (AST) — Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Falkland Islands (remained on DST throughout 2011), Montserrat UTC−02:00 — South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands UTC (GMT) — main territory of the United Kingdom, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey UTC+01:00 (CET) — Gibraltar UTC+02:00 (EET) — Akrotiri and Dhekelia UTC+06:00 — British Indian Ocean Territory |
| International Codes |
| ISD Code: +44 |
| ISO Code A2: GB |
| ISO Code A3: GBR |
| ISO Number: 826 |
| Coordinates |
| Latitude: 54 |
| Longitude: -2 |
| Information: United Kingdom News |
| Drive on:Left side |