- Full Country Name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
- Local Name: United Kingdom.
- Capital: London
- Language: English
- Currency: Pounds sterling £ (GBP) = 100 pence.
- People: English (83.6%), Scottish (8.6%), Welsh (4.9%), Northern Irish (2.9%), Indian (1.8%), Pakistani (1.3%), mixed (1.2%).
- Life Expectancy: Male: 76.23, Female: 81.3.
- Religion: Protestant and other Christian denominations (71.6%), Muslim (2.7%), Hindu (1%).
- Size (sq km): 244,820 (79th)
- Population: 60,609,153 (21st)
- Population Density per sq km: 243 (48th)
- Country Dialling Code: 44
- Internet Country Code: .uk (.eu also used).
- Time Zone: GMT
- Voltage Guide: 240 AC, 50 Hz.
- Finance: Credit cards widely accepted.
- Business Hours: 0930-1730 Mon-Friday.
- GDP(PPP): US$1.903 trillion
- GDP (PPP) per Capita: US$30,436
- Personal Safety: Safe.
England
- Capital City: London
- Language: English
- People: Anglo-Saxons, Scots, Welsh, Irish, West Indians, Pakistanis, Indians.
- Religion: Church of England, Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Muslim, Hindu and Sikh.
- Size (sq km): 130,395
- Population: 50,710,000
- Population Density per sq km: 388
- GDP (PPP): US$1.9 trillion
- GDP (PPP) per Capita: US$38,000
- Inflation: 2.7%
- Major Industries: Banking and finance, steel, transport equipment, oil and gas, coal, tourism.
- Major Trading Partners: EU (especially Germany, France, Netherlands, Ireland), USA.
Scotland
- Local Name: Alba (Gaelic).
- Capital City: Edinburgh (population: 408,000).
- Language: Gaelic, English.
- People: Celts, Anglo-Saxons.
- Religion: Presbyterian Church of Scotland, other Presbyterian churches, Anglicans, Catholics.
- Size (sq km): 78,772
- Population: 5,116,900
- Population Density per sq km: 95
- GDP (PPP): US$172 billion
- GDP (PPP) per Capita: US$33,680
- Inflation: 3%
- Major Industries: Banking and finance, steel, transport equipment, oil and gas, whisky, tourism.
- Major Trading Partners: Major Trading Partners: EU & USA.
Wales
- Local Name: Cymru
- Capital City: Cardiff
- Language: English, Welsh.
- People: Celts, Anglo-Saxons.
- Religion: Nonconformist Protestants, Anglicans, Catholics.
- Size (sq km): 20,779
- Population: 2,958,000
- Population Density per sq km: 140
- GDP (PPP): US$48 billion
- GDP (PPP) per Capita: US$23,741
- Annual Growth: 3%
- Inflation: 1.8%
- Major Industries: Agriculture and forestry, manufacturing, tourism.
- Major Trading Partners: EU & USA.
Northern Ireland
- Local Name: Tuaisceart Éireann (Irish), Norlin Airlann (Ulster Scots).
- Language: English (official), Irish and Ulster Scots (officially recognised minority languages).
- Religion: Protestant (60%), Roman Catholic (40%).
- Size (sq km): 13,843
- Population: 1,710,300
- Population Density per sq km: 122
- GDP(PPP): US$33.2 billion
- GDP (PPP) per Capita: US$19,603