Official Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Form of Government:constitutional monarchy with two legislative houses (House of Lords [7941]; House of Commons [650])
President: Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister: Boris Johnson
GDP: 2.829 trillion USD (2019)
Capital: London
Population: 66.65 million (2019)
Official Languages: English
Currency: Pound sterling
Timezone: GMT+1
Area: 242,495 km²
Dialing Code: +44
Major Mountain Ranges: the Cairngorms in Scotland,Pennines,Snowdonia in Wales
Major Rivers: Severn,Thames,Trent,Wye
Continent: Europe
Border Countries: The UK has only one land border, and that is on the island of Ireland. Since 1994 the Channel Tunnel beneath the English Channel links the UK with France. The United Kingdom shares maritime borders with Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and the Faroe Islands (Denmark).
