United Kingdom

Summary

United Kingdom is a sovereign state^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118,182 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• United Kingdom is identified as part of the White British ethnic group^[3].
• United Kingdom is identified as part of the Black Britons ethnic group^[4].
• United Kingdom is identified as part of the British Indians ethnic group^[5].
• United Kingdom is identified as part of the British Pakistanis ethnic group^[6].
• United Kingdom's religion is recorded as Christianity^[7].
• United Kingdom is in the country of United Kingdom^[8].
• United Kingdom's head of government is recorded as Keir Starmer^[9].
• United Kingdom is on the continent of Europe^[10].
• United Kingdom's instance of is recorded as sovereign state^[11].
• United Kingdom's instance of is recorded as country^[12].
• United Kingdom's instance of is recorded as colonial power^[13].
• United Kingdom's instance of is recorded as island country^[14].
• United Kingdom's head of state is recorded as Charles III^[15].
• United Kingdom's capital is recorded as London^[16].
• United Kingdom's official language is recorded as English^[17].
• United Kingdom's official language is recorded as Welsh^[18].
• United Kingdom's official language is recorded as Scottish Gaelic^[19].
• United Kingdom's official language is recorded as Scots^[20].
• United Kingdom's official language is recorded as Cornish^[21].
• United Kingdom's official language is recorded as Irish^[22].
• United Kingdom's official language is recorded as Ulster Scots^[23].
• United Kingdom's official language is recorded as British Sign Language^[24].
• United Kingdom's currency is recorded as pound sterling^[25].
• United Kingdom's shares border with is recorded as Ireland^[26].
• United Kingdom's shares border with is recorded as France^[27].

Body

Geography

United Kingdom is in the country of it^[8]. It is on the continent of Europe^[10]. Part of include Common Travel Area^[28], a geographical feature^[29], founded in 1923^[30]; Northern Europe^[31], a region^[32], in Ireland^[33]; realm of the it^[34], a realm^[35]; and Europe^[36], a part of the world^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include sovereign state^[11], country^[12], colonial power^[13], and island country^[14]. United Kingdom's religion is recorded as Christianity^[7].

History and Context

union is named after United Kingdom^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for United Kingdom include AUKUS^[39], an intergovernmental organization^[40], founded in 2021^[41]; British thermal unit (thermochemical)^[42], an unit of energy^[43]; RuPaul's Drag Race UK^[44], a television program^[45]; Chung Ying Street^[46], a street^[47], in People's Republic of China^[48]; UKF Music^[49], a record label^[50], founded in 2009^[51]; and British Square^[52], a square^[53], in Croatia^[54].

Why It Matters

United Kingdom ranks in the top 1% of sovereign_state entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118,182 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[55] It is known by 88 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[56]

Entities named for it include AUKUS^[39], an intergovernmental organization^[40], founded in 2021^[41]; British thermal unit (thermochemical)^[42], an unit of energy^[43]; RuPaul's Drag Race UK^[44], a television program^[45]; Chung Ying Street^[46], a street^[47], in People's Republic of China^[48]; UKF Music^[49], a record label^[50], founded in 2009^[51]; and British Square^[52], a square^[53], in Croatia^[54].