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United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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Population
69.28M
Capital
London
Area
244,376 km²
Currency
GBP
British pound
Statistics
Latest values from the World Bank. Click any metric for the full trend.
GDP (current US$)
$3.69T
as of 2024
GDP per capita
$53,246
as of 2024
Population
69.23M
as of 2024
Population growth (annual %)
1.1%
as of 2024
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
3.3%
as of 2024
Unemployment (% of labor force)
4.4%
as of 2024
Internet users (% of population)
95.5%
as of 2024
Life expectancy at birth
81.39
as of 2024
Healthcare spending (% of GDP)
11.1%
as of 2024
Education spending (% of GDP)
5.9%
as of 2021
Urban population (% of total)
83.2%
as of 2024
Fertility rate
1.55
as of 2024
CO₂ emissions per capita
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no data
Trade (% of GDP)
62.8%
as of 2024
Land area (km²)
241,930
as of 2023
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About United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Currencies
- British pound (GBP)
- Timezones
- UTC-08:00, UTC-05:00, UTC-04:00, +6
- Demonym
- British
- UN member
- Yes
- Independent
- Yes
- ISO codes
- GB · GBR
- Map
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