Key facts
Capital: London
Location: Western Europe, islands - including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland - between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France
Government: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales
Currency: British pounds (GBP)
Area: 243,610 sq km
Population: 67.081 million United Kingdom (June 2020 est.)
Languages: English
Religion: Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%, Muslim 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, other 2%, unspecified 7.2%, none 25.7% (2011 est.)
TimeZone: UTC 0
Tel Code: +44
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