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Written by Reimund
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Monday, 12 November 2007 |
United KingdomUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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 |  | | Flag | Royal coat of arms | | Motto
"Dieu et mon droit" (French)
"God and my right" | Anthem
"God Save the Queen"
| 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 | | Official languages | English (de facto) | | Recognised regional languages | Irish Gaelic, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Cornish | | Demonym | British, Briton | | Government | Constitutional monarchy (Parliamentary democracy) | | - | Monarch | HM Queen Elizabeth II | | - | Prime Minister | Gordon Brown | | Formation | | - | Acts of Union | May 1, 1707 | | - | Act of Union | January 1, 1801 | | - | Anglo-Irish Treaty | April 12, 1922 | | EU membership | January 1, 1973 | | Area | | - | Total | 244,820 km² (79th)
94,526 sq mi | | - | Water (%) | 1.34 | | Population | | - | mid-2006 estimate | 60,587,300 (22nd) | | - | 2001 census | 58,789,194
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637/sq mi | | GDP (PPP) | 2006 estimate | | - | Total | $2.375 trillion (6th) | | - | Per capita | $35,051 (11th) | | GDP (nominal) | 2007 estimate | | - | Total | $2.660.7 trillion (5th) | | - | Per capita | $38,624 (13th) | | | | | | | | Currency | Pound sterling (£) (GBP) | | Time zone | GMT (UTC+0) | | - | Summer (DST) | BST (UTC+1) | | Internet TLD | .uk | | Calling code | +44 |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 12 November 2007 )
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