The United Kingdom, located in Western Europe, is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state and Prime Minister Theresa May as the head of government.
Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%
LANGUAGE
ENGLISH
ETHNIC GROUPS (2011)
other 3.7%
mixed 2%
Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 1.9%
Asian/Asian British: Indian 2.3%
black/African/Caribbean/black British 3%
white 87.2%
NATIONALITY
BRITON/BRITISH
ECONOMY
POPULATION BELOW POVERTY LINE
15% (2013)
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE
5.1% (2016)
CURRENCY
GBP (POUND)
COUNTRY
BORDERS
IRELAND
AREA
total: 243,610 sq km
land: 241,930 sq km
water: 1,680 sq km
note: includes Rockall and Shetland Islands
country comparison to the world: 80
LOCATION
Western Europe, islands - including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland - between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; northwest of France
GOVERNMENT
FLAG
HEAD OF GOVERMENT
Prime Minister Theresa MAY (since 13 July 2016)
HEAD CHIEF OF STATE
Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
CAPITAL CITY
LONDON
GOVERMENT TYPE
parliamentary constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
