Capital city: Londres

Region: Western Europe

Area: 244 820 km²

Population: 59 778 002

Main cities: Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds, Newcastle, Belfast, Sheffield, Bristol, Cardiff, Coventry, Edinburgh, Nottingham

Currency: British pound

Dial code: 44

Internet code: UK

Information: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is an independent state created in 1801 and consisting of Great Britain (England, Scotland, Wales), and Northern Ireland, as well as the overseas territories. Often called United Kingdom, the major part of its territory is located near the northwest coast of continental Europe, and is bordered by the North Sea, the Channel and the Atlantic Ocean. It is estimated that the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is made of about 1100 islands. Some small islands, known as crannogs, have been created by men in Scotland and Northern Ireland.