United Kingdom

Europe · Northern Europe

United Kingdom

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe · Northern Europe · Capital: London

Quick facts about United Kingdom

Official name	United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Capital	London
Continent & subregion	Europe · Northern Europe
Population	68,526,000 people (world rank 21)
Area	242,900 km²
Density	282 people/km²
Share of world population	0.85% of 8,037,699,775
GDP (nominal)	US$3,420.8 billion
Urbanisation	83.2% urban population
Life expectancy	81.2 years
Currency	British pound (£) — GBP
Languages	English
Internet domain	`.uk`
Calling code	+44
Status	Sovereign state

Development & environment in numbers

GDP per Capita	US$49,920 · see world ranking
Internet Users	95.4% · see world ranking
Fertility Rate	1.6 children per woman · see world ranking
Infant Mortality	4.1 per 1,000 births · see world ranking
CO₂ Emissions per Capita	4.4 tonnes CO₂ · see world ranking
Forest Cover	13.4% · see world ranking

These come from the World Bank Open Data 2023 series, the same source behind the world indicator rankings. A blank simply means United Kingdom did not report that figure.

Neighbours (land borders)

Ireland

The geographic position is roughly 54°, -2°.

Flags: flagcdn.com; population, GDP, urbanisation, life expectancy and every development indicator above: World Bank Open Data (2023 series); base data: the open-source world-countries package — all of it free, with no registration.