United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland CAPITAL: London FLAG: The Union Jack, adopted in 1800, is a combination of the banners of England (St. George's flag: a red cross with extended horizontals on a white field), Scotland (St....

United Kingdom POPULATION 59,778,002 ANGLICAN (INCLUDING THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND) 39.4 percent ROMAN CATHOLIC 12.5 percent PRESBYTERIAN (INCLUDING THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND) 5.5 percent OTHER CHRISTIAN 8.2 percent MUSLIM 2.7 percent HINDU 1.0 percent SIKH...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is located in Western Europe, and consists of the island of Great Britain (which includes England, Scotland, and Wales) and the six northern counties of the island of Ireland,...

island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. The United Kingdom comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain—which contains England, Wales, and Scotland—as well as the northern portion of the island of...

The United Kingdom is a state in the north of Western Europe which comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. These nations and regions were brought together in stages by Acts of Union: England and Wales were united in 1536; Scotland was...

Island country, western Europe, North Atlantic Ocean. It comprises Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Northern Ireland. Area: 93,788 sq mi (242,910 sq km). Population (2005 est.): 60,020,000. Capital: London. The population is composed of...

Originally established in 1801 with the Union between Great Britain and Ireland. It was established in its present form in 1922 with the partitioning of the Republic of Ireland (formerly the Irish Free State). The United Kingdom has no written...

Name historically applied to the island of Great Britain. Britain is used especially when referring to its pre-Roman and Roman periods and to its early Anglo-Saxon period. It is the Anglicized form of Latin Britannia. &Seealso; United...

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain)[7] is a country[8][9] to the northwest of mainland Europe. It comprises the island of Great Britain, the northeast part of the island of...