Formal Name:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Local Name:
United Kingdom

Local Formal Name:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


Location:

Europe



Status:

UN Member Country



Capital City:

London



Main Cities:

Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast



Population:

60,943,912



Area:

244,880 km2



Currency:

1 pound sterling = 100 pence



Languages:

English, Welsh, Scots, Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, British Sign Language (all official)



Religions:

Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Judaism

 Marcel Wouterse on 14th December 2012