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United Kingdom

54.0N 2.0W · 44 EVENTS · 9 DOMAINS
ACTS OF UNION (KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN) · 1 MAY 1707
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1914 – present · World wars, decolonisation, and the modern UK
16 EVENTS
1914–1918 · The First World War 2 REFS
22 June 1921 · Northern Ireland's Parliament opens 2 REFS
1783 – 1914 · Empire, industry, and the Victorian age
5 EVENTS
1 January 1801 · Union with Ireland forms the United Kingdom 2 REFS
1837–1901 · The Victorian era and the height of empire 2 REFS
1603 – 1783 · Union, revolution, and the rise of Britain
5 EVENTS
1603 · Union of the Crowns 1 REF
1 May 1707 · Acts of Union create Great Britain 2 REFS
1485 – 1603 · Tudors, the Reformation, and the first empire
5 EVENTS
1534 · Act of Supremacy and the break with Rome 2 REFS
1535–1542 · The Laws in Wales Acts incorporate Wales into England 2 REFS
1066 – 1485 · The Norman Conquest and medieval England
9 EVENTS
14 October 1066 · Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest 2 REFS
1204 · Normandy lost; the Channel Islands stay with the Crown 2 REFS
AD 43 – 1066 · Roman Britain and the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms
4 EVENTS
AD 43 · Roman conquest of Britain begins 2 REFS
878 · Alfred defeats the Vikings at Edington 2 REFS
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Quick facts · atlas reference
Capital
London
Population
65 m
Area
242,900 km²
Region
Northern Europe
Languages
English
Currency
British pound (£)
Demonym
British
UN member
Yes
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Economy

GDP
$4.00 T’25 WB-WDI
GDP per capita
$57,602’25 WB-WDI
GDP growth
1.4%’25 WB-WDI
Inflation
3.9%’25 WB-WDI
Trade openness
62.5%’25 WB-WDI

Society

Population
69 m’25 WB-WDI
Life expectancy
81.4 yrs’24 WB-WDI
Urban population
83.3%’25 WB-WDI
Fertility rate
1.6’24 WB-WDI

Governance

Voice & accountability
79.6’24 WB-WGI
Political stability
70.3’24 WB-WGI
Government effectiveness
74.4’24 WB-WGI
Regulatory quality
78.7’24 WB-WGI
Rule of law
78.8’24 WB-WGI
Control of corruption
78.4’24 WB-WGI

Health

Health spending
11.1%’24 WB-WHO
Physicians
3.30’23 WB-WHO
Under-5 mortality
4.7’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Measles immunisation
89.0%’24 WB-UNICEF-WHO
Safe drinking water
99.8%’24 WB-WHO

Education

Education spending
5.9%’21 WB-UNESCO
Primary enrolment
102.2%’23 WB-UNESCO
Secondary enrolment
112.1%’23 WB-UNESCO
Tertiary enrolment
80.4%’23 WB-UNESCO

Technology

R&D spending
2.7%’23 WB-UNESCO
Researchers (per million)
4,473’17 WB-UNESCO
Internet users
95.5%’24 WB-ITU
Mobile subscriptions
122’24 WB-ITU
High-tech exports
29.2%’24 WB-WDI

Geography

Land area
241,930 km²’23 WB-WDI
Forest area
13.3%’23 WB-WDI
Agricultural land
70.3%’23 WB-WDI
CO₂ per capita (t)
4.2’24 WB-WDI
Renewable energy
12.2%’21 WB-WDI

Resources

Resource rents
0.6%’21 WB-WDI
Oil rents
0.4%’21 WB-WDI
Mineral rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Forest rents
0.0%’21 WB-WDI
Electricity access
100.0%’24 WB-WDI

Military

Military burden
2.3%’24 WB-SIPRI
Defense spending
$82 B’24 WB-SIPRI
Armed forces
153,000’20 WB-SIPRI

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