Parliamentary Constitutional Monarchy; A Commonwealth Realm
GDP (PPP)
$2.79 Trillion
GDP Per Capita
$42,500
Currency
Pound (GBP)
Largest Cities
London (9,304,016)
Manchester (2,730,076)
Birmingham (West Midlands) (2,607,437)
West Yorkshire (1,889,095)
Glasgow (1,673,332)
Southampton/Portsmouth (South Hampshire) (927,916)
Liverpool (901,708)
Newcastle upon Tyne (809,481)
Nottingham (787,610)
Sheffield (730,158)
LATITUDE & LONGITUDE:
Latitude/Longitude (Absolute Locations) London: 51° 30' N / 0° 7' W Edinburgh: 55° 57' N / 3° 11' W Belfast: 54° 35' N / 5° 55' W Liverpool: 53° 24' N / 2° 58' W Cardiff: 51° 28' N / 3° 10' W Falmouth: 50° 9' N / 5° 4' W Lerwick: 60° 9' N / 1° 9' W Scapa: 58° 58' N / 2° 58' W Dover: 51° 7' N / 1° 18' E
Positioned in the northern, eastern and western hemispheres, the United Kingdom (or UK) is Europe's largest island.
Located off the northwestern coastline of continental Europe, the country is bordered by Ireland, the Atlantic Ocean, Celtic Sea, Irish Sea, North Sea and English Channel.