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| Anthem: God Save The Queen |
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 The United Kingdom (green) and members of the EC (light green)
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| Capital | London | |||||
| Official languages | English | |||||
| Demonym | British, Briton | |||||
| Government | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | Monarch | Charles III | ||||
| - | Prime Minister | Sajid Javid | ||||
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| - | Acts of Union 1707 | 1 May 1707 | ||||
| - | Acts of Union 1800 | 1 January 1801 | ||||
| - | Treaty of Venice | 16 December 1919 | ||||
| - | State formed | 1 June 1949 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | estimate | 68,000,000 (2014) | ||||
| Currency | Pound Sterling (GBP) |
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| Drives on the | left | |||||
| Internet TLD | .gb | |||||
| Calling code | +44 | |||||
The United Kingdom of Great Britain, commonly referred to as Great Britain, the United Kingdom, or simply the UK, is a nation located on the island of Great Britain in Europe. Being set on an island, the UK shares no land borders and is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea in the east and the English Channel in the south.
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