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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Image of the United Kingdom

Map of the United Kingdom

Flag of the United Kingdom Royal coat of arms 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

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
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.

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