ꠁꠃꠇꠦ (ꠀꠋꠞꠦꠎꠤꠖꠤ ꠪ United Kingdom) ꠅꠁꠟꠦ ꠄꠇꠐꠣ ꠎꠥꠇ꠆ꠔꠞꠣꠁꠎ꠆ꠎ ꠎꠣꠞ ꠀꠞꠇ ꠘꠣꠝ ꠅꠁꠟꠧ ꠉ꠆ꠞꠦꠁꠐ ꠛ꠆ꠞꠤꠐꠦꠘ ⁕ ꠉꠦꠞꠦꠁꠐ ꠛꠤꠐꠦꠘꠞ ꠞꠣꠁꠎ꠆ꠎ ꠝꠘ꠆ꠒꠟꠤ ꠀꠞ ꠃꠔ꠆ꠞꠞ ꠘꠦꠖꠣꠞ꠆ꠟꠦꠘ꠆ꠒ ⁕
Part of | Common Travel Area |
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Inception | 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 or worldview | Christianity |
Named 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, Great 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 |
Basic form of government | constitutional monarchy |
Office held by head of state | monarch of the United Kingdom |
Head of state | Charles III |
Office held by head of government | Prime Minister of the United Kingdom |
Head of government | 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 |
Contains the administrative territorial entity | England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland |
Currency | pound sterling |
Shares border with | Ireland |
Driving side | left |
Electrical plug type | BS 1363 |
Follows | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Replaces | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
Significant event | Q2568366, death of Diana, Princess of Wales, 7 July 2005 London bombings |
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 |
Has 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 | Category:Maps of the United Kingdom |