Population
67.3M
Unitary Westminster parliamentary system
GDP per capita, PPP
$84,964
in 2031
Passport power
#36
115 visa-free destinations
Top-rated city
London
of 48 cities rated
Country overview
- Official name
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Capital
- London
- Continent
- Europe / Northern Europe
- Area
- 244,376 km²
- Population
- 67.3M
- Density
- 275.5/km²
- Government
- Unitary Westminster parliamentary system
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- Driving side
- Left
- TLD
- .uk
- Calling code
- +44
- Timezones
- UTC-08:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00 +6 more
Visa and travel
- Passport power rank
- #36 of 199
- Visa-free destinations
- 115
- Total accessible
- 156
- Immigration programs
- 2 Student 2 Residency 2 Citizenship
Culture and society
- Languages
- English
- Religions
- Christianity 46.5%, No religion 37.8%, Islam 6.0%, Hinduism 1.6%
- Currencies
- £ GBP — British pound
Key figures
- HDI
- 0.946
- GDP per capita (2031)
- $84,964
- Life expectancy (2024)
- 81.4 yrs
- Internet users (2024)
- 95.5%
- Gini index (2017)
- 35.1
- Inflation (2031)
- 2.0%
- Unemployment (2031)
- 4.5%
- Urban population (2025)
- 83.3%
- Life satisfaction (2025)
- 6.7/10
- PM2.5 (2024)
- 8.8 µg/m³
- Homicide rate (2021)
- 1.1/100k
- Human capital (2020)
- 0.78
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