United Kingdom

Basic facts about United Kingdom

Country name: United Kingdom
Capital: London
Country code: 267
Continent: Europe
Currency name: Pound sterling
Independence: 1927-04-12 00:00:00
Independent from: 12 April 1927 Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act establishes current name of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Total area (km2): 243,610
Land area (km2): 241,930
Water area (km2): 1,680
Population: 63,395,574
Population note: 63,395,574 (July 2013 est.)
Official language: English
All languages: English note: the following are recognized regional languages: Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Irela
Time zone: GMT (UTC+0) - Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
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Drive on: left
Calling code: +44
Domain: .uk