United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Capital London
243,610 km² · 69,487,000 people (2025) · British pound
Made up of Great Britain, the north-east of Ireland and around 6,000 smaller islands. No point in the UK is more than about 113 km from the sea. Ben Nevis, the highest point, is 1,345 m, which is modest — but the country has around 31,000 km of coastline once every inlet is counted.
The facts
- Capital
- London
- Area
- 243,610 km² — 94,058 sq mi
- Population
- 69,487,000 (2025)
- Density
- 285.2 people per km²
- Currency
- British pound (GBP, £)
- Official language
- English
- Time zone
- UTC+00:00
- Calling code
- +44
- Drives on the
- left
- ISO codes
- GB · GBR
- Continent
- Europe
How it compares
- By area
- 79 of 200
- By population
- 22 of 200
Population is the only figure on this page that dates — it is a 2025 estimate and will drift. Area, capital, currency, languages, calling code and driving side change rarely or never.
Countries of a similar size
| Country | Area (km²) | Population |
|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 267,667 | 2,593,130 |
| Guinea | 245,857 | 15,099,727 |
| United Kingdom ← | 243,610 | 69,487,000 |
| Uganda | 241,038 | 51,384,894 |
| Ghana | 238,533 | 35,064,272 |
Common questions
- What is the capital of United Kingdom?
- London
- What currency does United Kingdom use?
- The British pound (GBP).
- How big is United Kingdom?
- 243,610 km², or 94,058 square miles — 79 of 200 by area.
- Which side of the road does United Kingdom drive on?
- The left.
Related pages
Sources
- The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency (Public domain (US Government))
- World Bank Open Data — The World Bank (CC BY 4.0)