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Великобритания - основные данные
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Flag of the United Kingdom Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Flag Royal coat of arms
Motto"Dieu et mon droit" (French)
"God and my right"
[1]
Anthem"God Save the Queen"[2]
Location of the United Kingdom
Location of the  United Kingdom  (dark green)

– on the European continent  (light green & dark grey)
– in the European Union  (light green)

Capital
(and largest city)
London
51°30′N 0°7′W / 51.5, -0.117
Official languages English[3]
Recognised regional languages Welsh, Irish, Ulster Scots, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish[4]
Ethnic groups (2001) 92.1% White, 4.0% South Asian, 2.0% Black, 1.2% Mixed Race, 0.80% East Asian and Other
Demonym British, Briton
Government Parliamentary system and Constitutional monarchy
 -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
 -  Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP
Legislature Parliament
 -  Upper House House of Lords
 -  Lower House House of Commons
Formation
 -  Acts of Union 1707 1 May 1707 
 -  Act of Union 1800 1 January 1801 
 -  Anglo-Irish Treaty 12 April 1922 
EU accession 1 January 1973
Area
 -  Total 244,820 km² (79th)
94,526 sq mi 
 -  Water (%) 1.34
Population
 -  2007 estimate 60,975,000[5] (22nd)
 -  2001 census 58,789,194[6] 
 -  Density 246/km² (48th)
637/sq mi
GDP (PPP) 2007 estimate
 -  Total $2.23 trillion[7] (6th)
 -  Per capita $36,570[7] (14th)
GDP (nominal) 2007 estimate
 -  Total $2.78 trillion[7] (5th)
 -  Per capita $45,681[7] (9th)
Gini (2005) 34[8] (medium
HDI (2005) 0.946 (high) (16th)
Currency Pound sterling[9] (GBP)
Time zone GMT (UTC+0)
 -  Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1)
Internet TLD .uk[10]
Calling code +44


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