Europe · Northern Europe
United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Capital
London
Population
69,931,528
2026 estimate
Area
242,900 km²
Code
GBR
Languages
English
Currencies
British pound (£)
Borders
IrelandDid you know?
- 🏙Big Ben is the nickname of the bell, not the clock tower (the tower is officially the Elizabeth Tower).
- 🚆Has the oldest underground railway in the world — the London Tube opened in 1863.
- 👑By an old law, the monarch technically owns all unmarked mute swans in open waters.
- ✨There is a village (Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch) with a 58-letter name in Wales.
- 🍵Tea wasn't even British originally — it came from China in the 17th century and became a national obsession.
Location
54.00°, -2.00°
Actual size
Compared to Australia.
Australia · 7,692,024 km²
United Kingdom
242,900 km²
% of Australia
3.16%