United Kingdom Map

Description: This map shows islands, countries (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland), country capitals and major cities in the United Kingdom.
Size: 1400x1644px / 613 Kb
Author: Ontheworldmap.com

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Description: This map shows islands, countries, country capitals and major cities in the United Kingdom.
Size: 1500x1759px / 338 Kb, 1186x1390px / 208 Kb
Author: Ontheworldmap.com

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for short known as Britain, UK and the United Kingdom, located in western Europe. It is an island a shape of which reminds of a rabbit. The UK is surrounded by Atlantic Ocean, Celtic Sea to the south-southwest, the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The Irish Sea separates Ireland and Great Britain. There are four countries in the UK: Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales.

London is the capital and largest city in UK. It is one of the most important global cities. London is the financial center recognized not just in UK but across the world.

UK has a very good and stable economy. It’s currency is British pound which is stronger than Euro or US dollar.

English is the official and national language which speaks not just UK but the whole world. Recognised regional languages are Irish, Cornish, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Welsh and Ulster Scots.

Since 1952 and up till now The Head of State is Queen Elizabeth II. Elizabeth II is not just the monarch of the United Kingdom but also of 16 sovereign states. The Royal Family lives in London.

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The Facts:

Flag:
Capital:	London
Area:	94,060 sq mi (243,610 sq km)
Population:	~ 67,000,000
Official language:	English
Religion:	52% None 13.7% Church of England 8.7% Catholic Church 13.2% Other Christian 6.7% Islam 3.6% Other religions
Ethnic groups:	87.1% White 7.0% Asian 3.0% Black 2.0% Mixed
Currency:	Pound sterling (£) (GBP)
Driving side:	left
Calling code:	+44
Internet TLD:	.uk
Time zone:	UTC+0 (Greenwich Mean Time, WET) Summer (DST) UTC+1 (British Summer Time, WEST)
Official government website:	www.gov.uk
Official website of the British Monarchy:	www.royal.uk
Official tourism website:	www.visitbritain.com

Google Map of the United Kingdom

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List of Largest Cities in the United Kingdom

1. London (8,800,000)
2. Birmingham (1,145,000)
3. Leeds (810,000)
4. Glasgow (640,000)
5. Manchester (560,000)
6. Sheffield (555,000)
7. Bradford (550,000)
8. Edinburgh (540,000)
9. Liverpool (490,000)
10. Bristol (475,000)

11. Leicester (370,000)
12. Cardiff (360,000)
13. Wakefield (355,000)
14. Belfast (350,000)
15. Coventry (350,000)
16. Nottingham (325,000)
17. Doncaster (310,000)
18. Newcastle (290,000)
19. Sunderland (280,000)
20. Brighton & Hove (280,000)

21. Milton Keynes (290,000)
22. Salford (275,000)
23. Kingston upon Hull (270,000)
24. Plymouth (270,000)
25. Southampton (270,000)
26. Derby (265,000)
27. Wolverhampton (265,000)
28. Stoke-on-Trent (260,000)
29. Swansea (240,000)
30. Aberdeen (200,000)

Other major cities and towns in the United Kingdom

• Armagh
• Bath
• Cambridge
• Canterbury
• Carlisle
• Chelmsford
• Chester
• Chichester
• Derry
• Dundee
• Durham
• Eastbourne

• Exeter
• Gloucester
• Hastings
• Hereford
• Inverness
• Lancaster
• Lichfield
• Lincoln
• Lisburn
• Newport
• Newry
• Norwich

• Oxford
• Perth
• Peterborough
• Portsmouth
• Preston
• Salisbury
• St Albans
• Stirling
• Winchester
• Worcester
• Worthing
• York

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The Best Coastal Towns in the United Kingdom: Porthmadog, Tynemouth, Southwold, New Brighton, Dungeness, Whitstable, Falmouth, Hastings, Aberystwyth, Gardenstown, Shanklin, Tenby, Pittenweem, Lochinver, Mawgan Porth, Folkestone, Portmeirion, Bournemouth, Salcombe, Margate.

Main sights in the United Kingdom: Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Stonehenge, Canterbury Cathedral, Edinburgh Castle, Windsor Castle, Roman Baths (Bath), British Museum, National Gallery, Tate Modern, Warwick Castle, The Beatles at the Cavern Club, St Paul's Cathedral, Royal Botanic Gardens, Eden Project, Royal Museums Greenwich, Hadrian's Wall, Scott Monument, Loch Ness, Caernarfon Castle.

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Countries of the United Kingdom

Flag	Country	Capital	Area	Population
	England	London	50,301 sq mi (130,279 sq km)	56,500,000
	Scotland	Edinburgh	30,090 sq mi (77,933 sq km)	5,435,000
	Wales	Cardiff	8,023 sq mi (20,779 sq km)	3,265,000
none	Northern Ireland	Belfast	5,456 sq mi (14,130 sq km)	1,900,000

Crown Dependencies

Crown Dependency	Capital	Area	Population
Bailiwick of Guernsey	St. Peter Port	30 sq mi (78 sq km)	67,334
Bailiwick of Jersey	Saint Helier	46 sq mi (118 sq km)	107,800
Isle of Man	Douglas	221 sq mi (572 sq km)	83,314

British Overseas Territories

Territory	Capital	Area	Population
Anguilla	The Valley	35 sq mi (91 sq km)	14,900
Bermuda	Hamilton	21 sq mi (54 sq km)	62,500
British Antarctic Territory	Rothera	660,000 sq mi (1,709,400 sq km)	0 (non-permanent)
British Indian Ocean Territory	Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia	23 sq mi (60 sq km)	0 (non-permanent)
British Virgin Islands	Road Town	59 sq mi (153 sq km)	31,800
Cayman Islands	George Town	102 sq mi (264 sq km)	78,600
Falkland Islands	Stanley	4,700 sq mi (12,173 sq km)	3,400
Gibraltar	Gibraltar	2.5 sq mi (6.5 sq km)	33,700
Montserrat	Plymouth (de jure), Brades (de facto), Little Bay (under construction)	39 sq mi (101 sq km)	5,300
Pitcairn Islands	Adamstown	18 sq mi (47 sq km)	50
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha	Jamestown	162 sq mi (420 sq km)	5,650
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	King Edward Point	1,507 sq mi (3,903 sq km)	0 (non-permanent)
Akrotiri and Dhekelia	Episkopi Cantonment	98 sq mi (255 sq km)	7,700
Turks and Caicos	Cockburn Town	366 sq mi (948 sq km)	38,200

Commonwealth realm

Antigua and Barbuda

Australia

Bahamas

Belize

Canada

Grenada

Jamaica

New Zealand

Papua New Guinea

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Solomon Islands

Tuvalu

Bordering Countries: Republic of Ireland, France (maritime border), Belgium (maritime border), Netherlands (maritime border).

Seas and Oceans: Atlantic Ocean, North Sea, English Channel, Celtic Sea, and Irish Sea.

The Largest islands of the United Kingdom by area: Great Britain, Ireland, Lewis and Harris, Isle of Skye, Shetland Islands, Isle of Mull, Anglesey, Islay, Isle of Man, Orkney Islands, Isle of Arran, Isle of Wight, Jura, South Uist, North Uist, Yell, Hoy, Isle of Bute, Unst, Rùm, Isle of Sheppey, Benbecula, Tiree, Coll, Raasay, Barra, Sanday.

Longest rivers of the United Kingdom: River Severn, River Thames, River Trent, River Wye, River Great Ouse, River Ure, River Ouse, River Tay, River Clyde, River Spey, River Nene, River Bann, River Tweed, River Avon, River Eden, River Dee, River Witham, River Teme, River Don, River Foyle, River Usk, River Teifi, River Tywi, River Ribble.

The Largest Lakes of the United Kingdom by area: Lough Neagh, Lower Lough Erne, Loch Lomond, Loch Ness, Upper Lough Erne, Loch Awe, Loch Maree, Loch Morar, Loch Tay, Loch Shin.

Mountains of the United Kingdom: Ben Nevis (1,345m), Ben Macdui (1,309m), Cairn Gorm (1,245m), Aonach Beag (1,234m), Ben Lawers (1,214m), Bidean nam Bian (1,150m), Buachaille Etive Mor (1,021m), Scafell Pike (978m), Ben Lomond (974m), Helvellyn (950m), Foel Fras (944m), Ruadh Stac Mor (919m), Tryfan (915m), Aran Fawddwy (905m), Cader Idris (893m), The Cobbler (884m), Moel Siabod (872m), Blencathra (868m), Great Dun Fell (842m), The Cheviot (815m), Suilven (731m).