United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland · Northern Europe
United Kingdom is a country in Northern Europe, with London as its capital, home to about 69,487,000 people. Below are its flag, capital, currency, calling code, ISO codes and the countries it borders.
Bordering countries
About United Kingdom
United Kingdom, officially the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a United Nations member state in Northern Europe. Its capital and seat of government is London. It shares land borders with 1 country. The official currency is the British pound (£), using the code GBP.
To call United Kingdom from abroad, dial the country code +44. In international standards it is identified by the ISO 3166-1 codes GB (alpha-2) and GBR (alpha-3), which appear in everything from web addresses to shipping labels. As of 2025, its population is around 69,487,000.
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Population from the World Bank (SP.POP.TOTL); flag, capital, currency, calling code and ISO data from open datasets. Full sources and vintage on the data page. Dataset compiled 2026-07-02.