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.

Sunbury-on-Thames country United Kingdom
Marlborough House country United Kingdom
de Havilland Mosquito countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
Dulwich College country United Kingdom
Exchange Square country United Kingdom
Royal Schools of Music country United Kingdom
Royal Schools of Music basedIn United Kingdom
Royal Schools of Music country United Kingdom
subject surface form: Royal Academy of Music
Royal Schools of Music country United Kingdom
subject surface form: Royal College of Music
Royal Schools of Music country United Kingdom
subject surface form: Royal Northern College of Music
Royal Schools of Music country United Kingdom
subject surface form: Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
Royal Schools of Music country United Kingdom
subject surface form: Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
Newcastle United country United Kingdom
National Railway Museum country United Kingdom
Lise Meitner countryOfDeath United Kingdom
St Chad's Church, Montford locatedIn United Kingdom
Hugh MacDiarmid countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
Bulgarians diasporaCommunityIn United Kingdom
Greeks majorDiasporaCommunity United Kingdom
Muriel Whiting countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
Joseph Rotblat countryOfDeath United Kingdom
Joseph Rotblat citizenship United Kingdom
Joseph Rotblat countryOfWork United Kingdom
Bacon countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
subject surface form: Francis Bacon (painter)
Salman countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
subject surface form: Salman Rushdie
Midnight's Children countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
The Satanic Verses countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
Shame countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
Joseph Anton: A Memoir countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
Joseph Anton: A Memoir settingPlace United Kingdom
Booker of Bookers country United Kingdom
Zadie Smith countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
Milliways countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
William Heinemann country United Kingdom
William Heinemann locationCountry United Kingdom
Manchester Cathedral country United Kingdom
Archibald Leitch countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
Ferguson countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
subject surface form: Niall Ferguson
Ferguson countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
subject surface form: Craig Ferguson
Ferguson usageRegion United Kingdom