United Kingdom (gbr)

United Kingdom

United Kingdom ranks 860th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Wiener Neustadt, Aalborg, and Jelgava. Memorable people born in United Kingdom include Saint Patrick, Louis Fraser, and Robert Service. Memorable people who died in United Kingdom include Enrique Granados, and Dorothy Tyler-Odam. United Kingdom has been the birth place of many biologists, and historians and the death place of many composers, and athletes. United Kingdom is located in United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of the smaller islands within the British Isles, making up a total area of 94,354 square miles (244,376 km2). Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea. The United Kingdom had an estimated population of over 68.2 million people in 2023. The capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom is London, whose wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. The cities of Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast are the national capitals of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia