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London is the capital city of the United Kingdom
United Kingdom Telephone Dialing code: 44
United Kingdom Population: 65.64 million (2016)
Current time in London, England
Current time in Edinburgh, Scotland
The full name of the United Kingdom is “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland“. The part termed “Great Britain” consists of the countries of England, Scotland and Wales.
Northern Ireland although a part of Eire, the island called Ireland in English, is included in the United Kingdom.
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The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Great Britain consists of the three countries: England, Scotland, and Wales.
Size of United Kingdom in Square Kilometres:
242,495 | km2 Total Area, Land and Water wikipedia – UK |
239,246 | km2 Total Land Area |
3,249 | km2 Total Water Area |
130,279 | England wikipedia – England |
77,933 | Scotland wikipedia – Scotland |
20,779 | Wales wikipedia – Wales |
14,130 | Northern Ireland wikipedia – Northern Ireland |
The above figures unfortunately show a total of 243,121 Square Kilometres for the combined England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Size of Great Britain in Square Kilometres:
209,331 | km2 Total Area, Land and Water wikipedia – Great Britain |
The above total differs to the 228,991 Square Kilometres for the combined England, Scotland and Wales.
Mid Year Population estimates
Year | Population | Country |
2016 | 65,648,100 | United Kingdom |
2016 | 63,785,900 | Great Britain |
2016 | 55,268,100 | England |
2016 | 3,113,200 | Wales |
2016 | 5,404,700 | Scotland |
2016 | 1,862,100 | Northern Ireland |
www.ons.gov.uk/…/populationestimates
The British Isles consists of:
- United Kingdom (England, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Scotland, Shetland, Orkney, Inner Hebrides, Outer Hebrides, Wales, Anglesey, Northern Ireland)
- Ireland
- Isle of Man (Mann)
- Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey)
Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and is not in the United Kingdom.
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