United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
	Map of the United Kingdom
Flag	Coat of Arms
	Motto: "Dieu et mon droit" (French) ; "God and my right"
	Anthem: "God Save the Queen"
	Patron Saint(s): Saint George
	Location of the United Kingdom on the European continent
Capital	London
Official languages	English
Demonym	British, Briton
Government	Parliamentary system and Constitutional monarchy
- Monarch	Queen Elizabeth II
- Prime Minister	Gordon Brown, MP
Formation
- Acts of Union 1707	May 1, 1707
- Act of Union 1800	January 1, 1801
- Anglo-Irish Treaty	April 12, 1922
Accession to EU	January 1, 1973
Area
- Total	244820 km² (79th); 94526 sq mi
- Water (%)	1.34
Population
- 2007 estimate	60,975,000
- 2001 census	58,789,194
- Density	246/km² (48th); 637/sq mi
GDP (PPP)	2007 estimate
- Total	$2.23 trillion (6th)
- Per capita	$36,570 (14th)
GDP (nominal)	2007 estimate
- Total	$2.78 trillion (5th)
- Per capita	$45,681 (9th)
Currency	Pound sterling (£) (GBP)
Time zone	GMT (UTC+0)
- Summer (DST)	BST (UTC+1)
Internet TLD	.uk
Calling code	+44

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For the dominion of David and Solomon, see United Kingdom of Israel.

The United Kingdom is made up of the former separate countries of England, Wales and Scotland, united by the Act of Union in 1707 into Great Britain, and Northern Ireland. Its capital city is London. The whole of Ireland was united with Great Britain in 1801 and the Southern part of Ireland was given Home Rule in 1922 and became the separate country of Éire.

Certain islands around Britain are not fully part of the United Kingdom. The Isle of Man has its own parliament, the Tynwald, but is part of Britain for the purposes of Value Added Tax and is also therefore part of the European Union. The Channel Islands, off the coast of Normandy, are not part of the European Union, and are ruled by the Queen of the United Kingdom in her capacity as Duke of Normandy, they being the last remnant of that duchy not in French hands. All these islands have their foreign affairs managed by the British government.