United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom is a sovereign country in northwestern Europe comprising England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, known for its parliamentary democracy, global cultural influence, and historic role in world affairs.

All labels observed (88)

Label Occurrences
United Kingdom canonical 118,262
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 588
UK 29

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (144)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional monarchy
island country
parliamentary democracy
sovereign state
area approximately 243,000 square kilometres
borderWith Ireland
surface form: Republic of Ireland
callingCode +44
capital London, England
surface form: London
capitalOfConstituentCountry Belfast
Cardiff
Edinburgh
London, England
surface form: London
climate temperate oceanic
coatOfArms Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
comprises England
Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
continent Europe
countryName United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
culturalInfluence global
currency Pound sterling
currencyCode Pound sterling
surface form: GBP
currencyUser Pound sterling
dateOfBrexit 2020-01-31
deFactoOfficialLanguage English
devolutionTo Northern Ireland Assembly
Scottish Parliament
Welsh Government
surface form: Senedd Cymru
dominantReligion Christianity
drivesOn left
drivingLicenceCode United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: UK
drivingRegulation left-hand traffic
drivingSide left
economicStatus developed country
high-income economy
economicSystem mixed economy
event Brexit
famousUniversity Imperial College London
London School of Economics
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge

University of Oxford
flag Union Flag
surface form: Union Jack
formedByUnionOf Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
formerMemberOf European Economic Community
European Union
foundingDate 1707
foundingDocument Acts of Union 1707
governmentType unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
headOfGovernment First Lord of the Treasury
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
headOfState Prince Charles
surface form: Charles III
highestPoint Ben Nevis
highestPointLocation Scotland
historicalPredecessor Kingdom of Great Britain
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
historicalRole center of the British Empire
major colonial power
internetTLD .gb
.uk
ISO3166-1Alpha2 GB
ISO3166-1Alpha3 United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: GBR
largestCity London, England
surface form: London
laterConstitutionalAct Acts of Union 1800
laterUnionWith Kingdom of Ireland
leftOrganization European Union
legalSystem common law
legislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
literaryTradition English literature
lowerHouse House of Commons of the United Kingdom
surface form: House of Commons
majorCity Belfast
Birmingham
Bristol
Cardiff
Edinburgh
Glasgow
Leeds
Liverpool
Manchester
majorPortCity Liverpool
London, England
surface form: London

Southampton
majorRiver Severn
Thames
Trent
majorStockExchange London Stock Exchange
memberOf Commonwealth countries
surface form: Commonwealth of Nations

Council of Europe
G20
G7
NATO
OECD
United Nations
motto Dieu et mon droit
nationalAnimal lion
nationalAnthem God Save the King
nationalPersonification Britannia
nationalSport cricket
nuclearStatus recognized nuclear-weapon state under NPT
nuclearWeaponsState yes
officialLanguage English
olympicCommittee British Olympic Association
olympicTeamName Great Britain
partOf British Isles
populationEstimate around 67 million
populationRank one of the most populous countries in Europe
recognizedRegionalLanguage Cornish
Irish
Scots
Scottish Gaelic
Welsh
region Northern Europe
royalMottoOfScotland In my defens God me defend
seaBorderWith Belgium
Denmark
France
Iceland
Netherlands
Norway
Spain
securityCouncilStatus permanent member of the UN Security Council
separateLegalSystem English law
Northern Ireland law
Scots law (to a limited extent)
surface form: Scots law
shortName United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: Britain

United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: UK
sovereign Prince Charles
surface form: Charles III
sportsOrigin association football
cricket
golf
rugby football
tennis
stateChurch Church of England
stateChurchInScotland Church of Scotland
surroundedBy Atlantic Ocean
English Channel
Irish Sea
North Sea
timeZone Greenwich Mean Time
timeZoneDST British Summer Time
titleOfHeadOfState Monarch
UNM49Code 826
upperHouse House of Lords
vehicleRegistrationCode United Kingdom self-linksurface differs
surface form: GB

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diocese of Birmingham country United Kingdom
Fildes Peninsula countryClaim United Kingdom
RAF Waddington country United Kingdom
Stevens usedIn United Kingdom
The Shop locatedIn United Kingdom
The Shop country United Kingdom
The Shop countryOfService United Kingdom
Magdalene College, Cambridge country United Kingdom
Ryukyu Islands campaign belligerent United Kingdom
John Cockcroft countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
Kilmarnock locatedInSovereignState United Kingdom
Sierra Leone independenceFrom United Kingdom
Sierra Leone formerColonialPower United Kingdom
Greenwich country United Kingdom
Norfolk sovereignState United Kingdom
The Voice UK countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
The Voice UK countryOfBroadcast United Kingdom
Outer Space Treaty depository United Kingdom
Opium Wars conflictBetween United Kingdom
subject surface form: First Opium War
Opium Wars conflictBetween United Kingdom
subject surface form: Second Opium War
Opium Wars mainBelligerent United Kingdom
Derby railway works country United Kingdom
Derby Silk Mill locatedIn United Kingdom
Derby Silk Mill country United Kingdom
Derby City Council country United Kingdom
chapter "On Our Knowledge of General Principles" countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
subject surface form: On Our Knowledge of General Principles
E. M. Forster countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
George Sutherland countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
song "Vision of Love" chartPeakCountry United Kingdom
subject surface form: Vision of Love
Douglas Haig countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
Douglas Haig allegiance United Kingdom
Esher sovereignState United Kingdom
Diocese of Lichfield country United Kingdom
Polish II Corps alliedWith United Kingdom
Polish II Corps garrisonAfterWar United Kingdom
RAF Scampton country United Kingdom
South Wales Valleys locatedIn United Kingdom
Wendy Hall nationality United Kingdom
Wendy Hall citizenship United Kingdom
Boxer Rebellion participant United Kingdom
Grand Bridge country United Kingdom
Wollaston Medal countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
Sir Samuel Hoare countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
subject surface form: Samuel Hoare, 1st Viscount Templewood