| Tours | Unesco WHS | Guidebooks |
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| groups tours with set departures |
World Heritage Sites | country, regions and cities |
| Time zone: | GMT 0 (Greenwich mean time) |
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| Daylight savings: | GMT +1hr, begins last Sunday in March; ends last Sunday in October |
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| Main languages: | English | Other languages: Scottish Gaelic, Welsh |
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| Currency: |
British pounds (GBP) €1 = £0.83, $1 = £0.00, (rates as of Sep 2016) |
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| Internet Domain: | .uk | International Dialling Code: 44 |
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For help planning your trip to United Kingdom including visas, vaccinations, currency exchange, flights, accomodation and insurance, see our United Kingdom trip planning page.
Further information on United Kingdom
Discover more about United Kingdom - the country's geogrpahy and natural features, an assessment of its status on freedom and rights and data on the country's population and economy.
Geography & Natural Features
Total area: 244,820 sq km (3,230 sq km under water)
Coastline: 12,429 km (Atlantic Ocean, English Channel, North Sea)
Neighbours (border lengths): Ireland (360km)
Highest mountain: Ben Nevis (1,343m) - Climb this mountain!
Freedom & Rights
Summary status and rankings for United Kingdom from classifications of different organisations measuring political and economic freedom, democracy and civil rights. See more details of these rankings.
| Index | Status | Rank | |
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 | Freedom in the World | Free | - |
 | Democracy Index | Full democracy | 16/167 |
 | Economic Freedom | Mostly Free | 13/179 |
 | Press Freedom | Satisfactory situation | 34/179 |
 | ILGA LGBT rights | Broad rights | - |
 | Corruption Perceptions | Low corruption | 14/174 |
| Overall Ranking: | 12/195 | ||
Other Data & Links
Full name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) Status: Independent Country
Population: 63,742,977 (rank: 22/196) Density: 260.3 people/sq km (rank: 34/196)
Ethnic groups: white (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census)
Religions: Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census)
GDP (PPP): $2387 billion GDP per capita: $37,300 (rank: 23/195)
Information derived from the CIA World Factbook. Other country profiles: BBC News.