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London is the capital city of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom Telephone Dialing code: 44
United Kingdom Population: 65.64 million (2016)

Current time in London, England

Current time in Edinburgh, Scotland

The full name of the United Kingdom is “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland“. The part termed “Great Britain” consists of the countries of England, Scotland and Wales.
Northern Ireland although a part of Eire, the island called Ireland in English, is included in the United Kingdom.

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The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Great Britain consists of the three countries: England, Scotland, and Wales.

Size of United Kingdom in Square Kilometres:

The above figures unfortunately show a total of 243,121 Square Kilometres for the combined England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Size of Great Britain in Square Kilometres:

The above total differs to the 228,991 Square Kilometres for the combined England, Scotland and Wales.

Mid Year Population estimates

www.ons.gov.uk/…/populationestimates

The British Isles consists of:

• United Kingdom (England, Isle of Wight, Isles of Scilly, Scotland, Shetland, Orkney, Inner Hebrides, Outer Hebrides, Wales, Anglesey, Northern Ireland)
• Ireland
• Isle of Man (Mann)
• Channel Islands (Jersey, Guernsey)

Gibraltar is a British Overseas Territory and is not in the United Kingdom.