United Kingdom Facts

United Kingdom stats

Capital London
Government Type constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm
Population 63,395,574
Total Area 94,058 Square Miles
243,610 Square Kilometers
Location Western Europe, islands – including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland – between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France
Language Englishnote: the following are recognized regional languages: Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland), Cornish (some 2,000 to 3,000 in Cornwall)

United Kingdom Currency: Pound sterling (symbol: £; ISO code: GBP)

Map of United Kingdom

Information by: http://www.countryreports.org