The U.K., made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture. England is also site of neolithic Stonehenge, Bath’s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge.
Capital: London
Dialing code: +44
Area: 243,610 km²
Population: 64.1 million (2013) World Bank
Gross domestic product: 2.678 trillion USD (2013) World Bank
Capital: London
Dialing code: +44
Area: 243,610 km²
Population: 64.1 million (2013) World Bank
Gross domestic product: 2.678 trillion USD (2013) World Bank