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United Kingdom
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54° N / 2° WTHE WORLD, ONE COUNTRY AT A TIME
- Capital
- London
- Population
- 69,281,000 2024
- Area
- 244,376 km² (year unavailable)
- Languages source-listed
- English
- Currency
- British pound (GBP)
- Geography
- Island country
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Sources & limitations.
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FROM THE TRAVEL GUIDE · United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the United Kingdom or the UK) is a constitutional monarchy comprising most of the British Isles. It is a union of four constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, each of which has something unique and exciting for visitors.
Landscape & landmarks
Stonehenge, an ancient stone circle near the cathedral city of Salisbury in Wiltshire.Read the see section ↗
Excerpts from Wikivoyage contributors, revision 2026-09-12. CC BY-SA 4.0. Selected excerpts; wiki formatting removed; omissions marked […]. Guide wording and any figures belong to this dated source; they do not replace the atlas statistics above. Food descriptions are not official national-dish designations.
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- National flower
- Not yet verified
- Official national dish
- Not yet verified
- Representative food
- Not yet verified
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Calling code
- +44
- Internet domain
- .uk
- Land border codes
- IRL
Quick facts
- Traffic keeps to the left side of the road. Source ↗
- The country-code web domain is .uk. Source ↗
- The source lists monday as the start of the week. Source ↗
Population: World Bank 2024. Other facts: REST Countries snapshot. Source-matched September 26, 2026; not live data. Sources & limitations.