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United Kingdom

United Kingdom is a parliamentary constitutional monarchy, located in Northern Europe. Christianity is the predominant religion. Its capital is London. About 69.5 million people live there (2025).

Capital
London
Population
69,487,000 (2025)
Region
Europe (Northern Europe)
Area
242,900 km²
Demonym
British
Languages
English
Form of Government
Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Religion
Christianity (59.5%)
Non-religious (25.7%)
Islam (4.4%)
Currency
British pound (GBP)
GDP
$4.0T (2025)

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