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.

Operation Torch countryInvolved United Kingdom
Battle of France countryInvolved United Kingdom
Battle of Singapore countryInvolved United Kingdom
Battle of Singapore belligerent United Kingdom
World War I mainAlliedPower United Kingdom
Companion of Honour country United Kingdom
Margaret Thatcher countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
Margaret Thatcher primeMinisterOf United Kingdom
Pound sterling country United Kingdom
Pound sterling officialCurrencyOf United Kingdom
House of Lords country United Kingdom
House of Lords jurisdiction United Kingdom
British Empire country United Kingdom
British Empire metropole United Kingdom
this entity surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Robert isCommonIn United Kingdom
Surrey partOf United Kingdom
Guadalcanal wasColonyOf United Kingdom
People’s History Museum country United Kingdom
The Lowry country United Kingdom
Northern England partOf United Kingdom
Freeman Dyson countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
AMBA countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
subject surface form: Association of MBAs
Will commonIn United Kingdom
Spencer-Churchill family country United Kingdom
Great Court country United Kingdom
Long Library country United Kingdom
Marlborough Tapestries country United Kingdom
GMT locatedIn United Kingdom
HM Treasury country United Kingdom
Bank of England country United Kingdom
Bank of England jurisdiction United Kingdom
Bank of England regionServed United Kingdom
Home Office country United Kingdom
Home Office jurisdiction United Kingdom
His Majesty’s Government country United Kingdom
Westminster system originatedIn United Kingdom
Westminster system usedInCountry United Kingdom
Silver Jubilee 1977 country United Kingdom
Silver Jubilee 1977 location United Kingdom
Thatcherism countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
Thatcherism regionOfInfluence United Kingdom
London Assembly country United Kingdom
Commons country United Kingdom
Commons legislativeChamberOf United Kingdom
Acts of Parliament country United Kingdom