United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland :
*Motto: **"Dieu et mon droit"* (French)
"God and my right"[1] :
*Anthem: *"God Save the Queen"[2] :
Location of the *United Kingdom* (dark green)
– on the European continent (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union (light green) :
*Capital*
(and largest city) :
London
51°30′N 0°7′W / 51.5, -0.117
Official languages :
English[3]
Recognised regional languages :
Welsh, Irish, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish[4]
*Ethnic groups* (2001) :
92.1% White, 4.0% South Asian, 2.0% Black, 1.2% Mixed Race, 0.80% East Asianand
Other
Demonym :
British, Briton
Government :
Parliamentary system and Constitutional monarchy
Government Monarch :
Queen Elizabeth II
Government Prime Minister :
Gordon Brown MP
Legislature Upper House :
House of Lords
Legislature Lower House :
House of Commons
Formation Acts of Union 1707 :
-70373
Formation Act of Union 1800 :
-36160
Formation Anglo-Irish Treaty :
8138
Area Total :
244,820 km² (79th)
94,526 sq mi
Population 2007 estimate :
60,975,000[5] (22nd)
Population 2001 census :
58,789,194[6]
Population Density :
246/km² (48th)
637/sq mi
*GDP* (PPP) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (PPP) Total :
$2.23 trillion[7] (6th)
*GDP* (PPP) Per capita :
$36,570[7] (14th)
*GDP* (nominal) :
2007 estimate
*GDP* (nominal) Total :
$2.78 trillion[7] (5th)
*GDP* (nominal) Per capita :
$45,681[7] (9th)
*Gini* (2005) :
34[8] (medium)
*HDI* (2005) :
▲ 0.946 (high) (16th)
Currency :
Pound sterling[9] (GBP)
Time zone Summer (DST) :
BST (UTC+1)
