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United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, with a population of over 69 million in 2024.

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Calling code
+44[j]
Currency
Sterling[g] (£) (GBP)
Date format
dd/mm/yyyy (AD)[i]
Demonyms
British · Briton · Brit (colloquial)
Ethnic groups (2021)[c]
83.1% White · 8.6% Asian · 3.7% Black · 2.7% Mixed · 2.0% other
GDP (nominal)
2026 estimate

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Geography

Government and politics

Economy

Demographics

Culture

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United Kingdom

Nodes1231
Edges1230
Triples857
Avg. degree2
Density0.001625
Components1

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United Kingdom

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related to Visual art · 61
United Kingdom → Anish Kapoor, Antony Gormley, Art, Arts, Arts London, Central Saint Martins College, Chapman Brothers, Chelsea College, Chris Ofili, Crafts, Damien Hirst, David Hockney, Design, Drawing, During, Fine Art, Francis Bacon, George, Gilbert, Glasgow School
related to Literature and drama · 47
United Kingdom → Agatha Christie, Aldous Huxley, BBC, Beatrix Potter, Britain, British, Channel Islands, Charles Dickens, Charlotte Brontë, Daniel Defoe, Doris Lessing, Emily Brontë, England, English, Enid Blyton, Geoffrey Chaucer, George Eliot, George Orwell, Harry Potter, Ian Fleming
related to Military · 35
United Kingdom → Allied Rapid Reaction Corps, Ascension Island, Bahrain, Belize, British, British Army, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Defence, Defence Council, Diego Garcia, Falkland Islands, Five Power Defence Arrangements, Germany, Gibraltar, Kenya, Ministry, NATO, Naval Service
related to Law and criminal justice · 33
United Kingdom → Appeal, Appellate Committee, Both English, British Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Court, Crown Court, Crown Dependencies, England, English, High Court, House, It, Justice, Justiciary, Lords, Middle Ages, Northern Ireland, October, Privy Council
related to Science and technology · 32
United Kingdom → Brazil, British, British Medical Journal, Charles Darwin, China, DSIT, England, Field-Weighted Citation Impact, G7, In, India, Industrial Revolution, Innovation, Isaac Newton, James Clerk Maxwell, Major, Nature, Royal Society, Russia, Science
related to Post-war 20th century · 31
United Kingdom → American Marshall Plan, Big Three, Britain's, British, British Empire, Clement Attlee, Commonwealth, Declaration, Europe, First World War, In, Independence, India, International Monetary Fund, It, Labour, Major, National Health Service, Nations, NATO
related to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · 28
United Kingdom → Act, After, Alongside, Britain, British, British Empire, British Peace, Crimean War, East Asia, Following, France, French Revolutionary Wars, From, Great Britain, In, India, Indian Rebellion, Ireland, January, Latin America
related to Cinema · 27
United Kingdom → Alfred Hitchcock, Arabia, BAFTA Film Awards, British, British Academy, Christopher Nolan, Danny Boyle, David Lean, Film, Harry Potter, In, James Bond, Lawrence, Many British, Recent, Richard Curtis, Ridley Scott, Sam Mendes, Some, Steve McQueen
related to Foreign relations · 27
United Kingdom → Anglo-Portuguese Alliance, AUKUS, Britain's, British Council, British-Irish Council, British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference, Common Travel Area, Commonwealth, Council, Entente, Europe, France, G20, G7, Ireland, It, Nations, NATO, OECD, OSCE
related to Economy · 26
United Kingdom → As, Bank, Banks, Business, Chancellor, Despite, England, Europe, Exchequer, GDP, HDI, HM Treasury, Its, Northern Ireland, OECD, Scotland, Since, The, The Bank, The Department

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Important terminology

uk british ireland united england kingdom scotland wales northern per britain government cent london english great world population scottish national

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
United KingdomCalling code+44[j]1.00infobox
United KingdomCapitaland largest cityLondon .mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.…1.00infobox
United KingdomCurrencySterling[g] (£) (GBP)1.00infobox
United KingdomDate formatdd/mm/yyyy (AD)[i]1.00infobox
United KingdomDemonymsBritish1.00infobox
United KingdomDemonymsBriton1.00infobox
United KingdomDemonymsBrit (colloquial)1.00infobox
United KingdomEthnic groups (2021)[c]83.1% White1.00infobox
United KingdomEthnic groups (2021)[c]8.6% Asian1.00infobox
United KingdomEthnic groups (2021)[c]3.7% Black1.00infobox
United KingdomEthnic groups (2021)[c]2.7% Mixed1.00infobox
United KingdomEthnic groups (2021)[c]2.0% other1.00infobox
United KingdomGDP (nominal)2026 estimate1.00infobox
United KingdomGDP .mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}(PPP)2026 estimate1.00infobox
United KingdomGini (2021)35.4 @media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-them…1.00infobox
United KingdomGovernmentUnitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy[d]1.00infobox
United KingdomHDI (2023)0.946 very high (13th)1.00infobox
United KingdomInternet TLD.uk[k]1.00infobox
United KingdomISO 3166 codeGB1.00infobox
United KingdomLegislatureParliament1.00infobox
United KingdomNational languageEnglish1.00infobox
United KingdomRegional and minority languages[b]Scots1.00infobox
United KingdomRegional and minority languages[b]Ulster Scots1.00infobox
United KingdomRegional and minority languages[b]Welsh1.00infobox
United KingdomRegional and minority languages[b]Cornish1.00infobox
United KingdomRegional and minority languages[b]Scottish Gaelic1.00infobox
United KingdomRegional and minority languages[b]Irish1.00infobox
United KingdomRegional and minority languages[b]British Sign Language1.00infobox
United KingdomReligion (2021)[c]46.6% Christianity1.00infobox
United KingdomReligion (2021)[c]37.6% no religion1.00infobox

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