United Kingdom (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), GB

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Population :	66,022,273
Country :	United Kingdom
Different from :	Great Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Category:United Kingdom
Head of government :	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Plate code :	GB
Area :	242495.41 km²
Official name :	Ir-Renju Unit tal-Gran Brittanja u l-Irlanda ta' Fuq, Spojené kráľovstvo Veľkej Británie a Severného Írska, Regatul Unit al Marii Britanii și al Irlandei de Nord, Regno Unito di Gran Bretagna e Irlanda del Nord, Об'єднане Королівство Великої Британії та Північної Ірландії, Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon, Spojené království Velké Británie a Severního Irska, Förenade konungariket Storbritannien och Nordirland, Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Northren Irland, Zjednoćene kralestwo Wulkeje Britaniskeje a Sewjerneje Irskeje, Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande du Nord, le Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d’Irlande du Nord, Ηνωμένο Βασίλειο της Μεγάλης Βρετανίας και της Βόρειας Ιρλανδίας, Соединённое королевство Великобритании и Северной Ирландии, Vereinigtes Königreich Großbritannien und Nordirland, Nagy-Britannia és Észak-Írország Egyesült Királysága, Regne Unit, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Continent :	Europe
Easternmost point :	Point(1.76297307 52.48106832)
Northernmost point :	Point(-0.87 60.87)
Legislative body :	Parliament of the United Kingdom
Official language :	English, Welsh
Capital :	London
Establishment :	April 04, 1927 (98 years ago)
Time Zone :	Greenwich Mean Time, Western European Time, UTC±00:00, UTC−04:00, UTC+06:00, UTC−08:00, UTC+02:00, UTC−05:00, UTC+01:00, UTC−04:00, UTC−02:00, UTC±00:00, UTC+02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC+01:00
Local time :	21:35:24 (17th June 2025)

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Geography

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is located at 54°0'0"N 4°0'0"W (54.0, -4.0). It has 17 neighbors: Cyprus, Maldives, Spain, Denmark, Belgium, Germany, Ireland, France, Norway, Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Venezuela, Argentina and Union.

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The largest city of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is London with a population of 8,908,081. Other cities include, Birmingham population 1,137,100, Sheffield population 685,368, Glasgow population 626,410 and Bristol population 567,111. See all United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland cities & populated places.

Boris Johnson , 2019-07-24T00:00:00Z
Theresa May , 24 July, 2019 2016-07-13T00:00:00Z
David Cameron , 12 July, 2016 2010-05-11T00:00:00Z

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has 17 neighbours.

Republic of Cyprus Independent country situated on an island in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea
Republic of Maldives Independent country in South Asia, situated on an archipelago in the Arabian Sea
Kingdom of Spain Independent country in southwestern Europe with territories in the Mediterranean Sea, the Atlantic Ocean and northern Africa
Kingdom of Denmark Independent country in northern Europe that is part of the Kingdom of Denmark
Kingdom of Belgium Independent country in western Europe
Federal Republic of Germany Independent country in Central Europe
Ireland Independent country in northwestern Europe covering five-sixths of the island of Ireland
Republic of France Independent country with mainland in Western Europe and several overseas territories
Kingdom of Norway Independent country in northern Europe
Jamaica island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Republic of Cuba Independent country situated on an island in the Caribbean Sea
Commonwealth of The Bahamas island sovereign state in the West Indies
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Antigua and Barbuda island sovereign state in the Caribbean Sea
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela Independent country in northern South America
Argentine Republic Independent country in South America
Union A city in Union County, New Jersey. It is located in the northeastern part of the county. Union is known for its many parks and green spaces, its many historical sites, and its many attractions, such as the Kean University campus and the Union City Historical Society.

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Demographics

Year	Population	% Change	Method
1960	52,400,000	-
1961	52,800,000	0.76%	estimation process
1962	53,250,000	0.85%	estimation process
1963	53,650,000	0.75%	estimation process
1964	54,000,000	0.65%
1965	54,348,050	0.64%	census
1966	54,648,500	0.55%
1967	54,943,600	0.54%	census
1968	55,211,700	0.49%	census
1969	55,441,750	0.41%	estimation process
1970	55,663,250	0.4%	census
1971	55,896,223	0.42%	census
1972	56,086,065	0.34%	census
1973	56,194,527	0.19%	estimation process
1974	56,229,974	0.06%	estimation process
1975	56,225,800	-0.01%	estimation process
1976	56,211,968	-0.02%	census
1977	56,193,492	-0.03%
1978	56,196,504	0.01%	census
1979	56,246,951	0.09%	census
1980	56,314,216	0.12%	census
1981	56,333,829	0.03%	census
1982	56,313,641	-0.04%	census
1983	56,332,848	0.03%
1984	56,422,072	0.16%	census
1985	56,550,268	0.23%
1986	56,681,396	0.23%	estimation process
1987	56,802,050	0.21%
1988	56,928,327	0.22%
1989	57,076,711	0.26%	estimation process
1990	57,247,586	0.3%	census
1991	57,424,897	0.31%	census
1992	57,580,402	0.27%	census
1993	57,718,614	0.24%	estimation process
1994	57,865,745	0.25%	census
1995	58,019,030	0.26%	estimation process
1996	58,166,950	0.25%	estimation process
1997	58,316,954	0.26%
1998	58,487,141	0.29%	estimation process
1999	58,682,466	0.33%	estimation process
2000	58,892,514	0.36%	census
2001	59,119,673	0.38%	estimation process
2002	59,370,479	0.42%	census
2003	59,647,577	0.46%	estimation process
2004	59,987,905	0.57%	census
2005	60,401,206	0.68%	census
2006	60,846,820	0.73%	census
2007	61,322,463	0.78%	estimation process
2008	61,806,995	0.78%	estimation process
2009	62,276,270	0.75%	estimation process
2010	62,766,365	0.78%	census
2011	63,258,918	0.78%
2012	63,700,300	0.69%	census
2013	64,106,779	0.63%
2014	64,602,298	0.77%	(Worldbank)
2015	65,116,219	0.79%	(Worldbank)
2016	65,102,385	-0.02%	estimation process
2017	66,022,273	1.39%	estimation process
2018	66,460,344	0.66%	(Worldbank)
2019	66,834,405	0.56%	(Worldbank)

Map of countries with a smaller population than United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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