Basic information

| Attribute | Detail | | :--- | :--- | | **Official Name** | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | | **Common Name** | United Kingdom, UK, Britain | | **Native Name(s)** | United Kingdom (English), Rìoghachd Aonaichte (Scottish Gaelic), Teyrnas Unedig (Welsh) | | **Nicknames** | Blighty, Albion | | **Motto** | _Dieu et mon droit_ (God and my right) | | **Geographic Level** | Country | | **Country** | United Kingdom | | **State/Province** | Comprises four constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland | | **Capital** | London | | **Government Type** | Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy | | **Date Founded** | 1707 (Acts of Union), 1801 (UK of GB & Ireland), 1922 (Current form) | | **Time Zone** | Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0); British Summer Time (UTC+1) | | **Latitude** | 55.3781° N | | **Longitude** | 3.4360° W | | **Elevation** | -2.75 m to 1,345 m (-9 ft to 4,413 ft) | | **Total Area** | 242,495 km² (93,628 sq mi) | | **Population** | ~67.5 million (2022 est.) | | **Population Density** | ~277 / km² (717 / sq mi) | | **ZIP/Postal Codes** | Alphanumeric (e.g., SW1A 1AA) | | **Area Codes** | +44 | | **Official Languages** | English (Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish, Scots, Ulster Scots recognized) | | **Currency** | Pound sterling (GBP, £) | | **Demonym** | British, Briton |