United Kingdom
Position: North-Western Europe
Position: North-Western Europe
| International name: | United Kingdom |
| Local name: | United Kingdom |
| AREA ................................................ | 244.820 kmq |
| POPULATION .................................. | 60.270.708 in. |
| DENSITY ......................................... | 246,2 in/kmq |
| CAPITAL .......................................... | London |
| LANGUAGES .................................... | English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland) |
| RELIGIONS ...................................... | Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census) |
| CURRENCY ...................................... | British pound (GBP) |
| GDP per CAPITA ............................. | 30821 $ (2004) |
| HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDEX .. | 0,657 (17th place) |
| LOWEST POINT ............................... | The Fens -4 m |
| HIGHEST POINT .............................. | Ben Nevis 1343 m |
| INDEPENDENCE ............................... | England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales begun in 1284; in 1707 union of England and Scotland as Great Britain; the name of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was adopted in 1927 |
| INSTITUTIONAL FORM ................... | Parliamentary Democracy subject to the Monarchy |
| WEB DOMAIN .................................. | .uk |
| COUNTRY CODE .............................. | +44 |
North-Western Europe country
| London | 09/05/2024 | 00:42 | ( GMT ) |
Courtesy from CIA World Factbook