Basic Information

Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Native name: United Kingdom

Population: 69,281,437

Area: 244,376 km²

Region: Europe

Sub Region: Northern Europe

Capital: London

Coordinates: 54°, -2°

Landlocked: No

Political & Administrative

UN Member: Yes

Independent: Yes

Status: officially-assigned

ISO Code (Alpha-2): GB

ISO Code (Alpha-3): GBR

Olympic Code: GBR

Top level domain: .uk

Start of week: monday