UK

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland^{[note 5]} (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain) is a sovereign state off the north-western coast of continental Europe.




         Capital                    London
     
        Language                English
       
       Demonym                 Briton
    
      Government               Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy


      Population                  58,789,194                     
      
      Currency                      Pound


      Calling Code                    44

Stonehenge in Wiltshire, which was erected around 2500 BC

                                                     

Ben Nevis, in Scotland, is the highest point in the British Isles

The Palace of Westminster, seat of both houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

The Bank of England; the central bank of the United Kingdom.

From upper left: City of London, Tower Bridge andLondon Eye, Palace of Westminster

The Royal Courts of Justice of England and Wales.

London is the largest financial centre in the world alongside New York.

Heathrow Terminal 5 building. London Heathrow Airport has the

 most international passenger traffic of any airport in the world.

King's College, part of the University of Cambridge which was founded in 1209

The Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital is a specialist children's hospital, part of NHS Scotland.

BBC Television Centre. The BBC is the largest and oldest broadcaster in the world.

Cardiff's Millennium Stadium opened for the 1999 Rugby World Cup

The Wimbledon Championships, a Grand Slam tournament, is held in Wimbledon, London every June/July

Airport



Manchester


 




Birmingham International Airport



London first international airport



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