Outline of the United Kingdom

The location of the United Kingdom

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; a sovereign state in Europe, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK), or Britain.[1][2][3] Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, it includes the island of Great Britain—a term also applied loosely to refer to the whole country—the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands

    See also Category:United Kingdom and Template:United Kingdom topics

General reference

Countries of the United Kingdom, Dependencies, Territories and Commonwealth

Political map featuring the United Kingdom
Map of the British Crown Dependencies
British Overseas Territories

Countries of the UK and their subdivisions

Crown dependencies

Main article: Crown dependencies

British Overseas Territories

Commonwealth of Nations

Not to be confused with Commonwealth of England.

The United Kingdom is a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations

Geography, resources and demography

An enlargeable topographic map of the United Kingdom
See also: Geography of England, Geography of Northern Ireland, Geography of Scotland and Geography of Wales

Ecoregions

An enlargeable satellite image of the United Kingdom

Environment

Geographic features

Regions

Thirteen areas are designated as national parks in England and Wales

Municipalities

Natural Resources

Map of population density in the UK as at the 2011 census.
NASA VIIRS image highlighting UK population centres
Population density (people per km2) by country, 2015.

Demography

Ethnicity

Government, monarchy, politics and honours

Elizabeth II, the current British monarch
David Cameron, the current British Prime Minister
Main articles: Her Majesty's Government, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, and Politics of the United Kingdom

Monarchy

Branches of the government

Executive branch

Legislative branch

Judicial branch

Foreign relations

International organisation membership

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a member of:[1]

Local government

Politics of England

Main article: Politics of England

Politics of Northern Ireland

Politics of Scotland

Main article: Politics of Scotland

Politics of Wales

Main article: Politics of Wales

Honours

Military and Defence

British troops in Iraq
Main article: British Armed Forces

Command

Forces

History

    See: Outline of the United Kingdom#History

Related topics

Law and order

Law of England and Wales

Main articles: English law and Welsh law

Law of Northern Ireland

Main article: Northern Ireland law

Law of Scotland

Main article: Scots law

Infrastructure

Economy

History

"A new map of Great Britain according to the newest and most exact observations"
Main article: History of the United Kingdom and Current events of the United Kingdom

Historical states of the British Isles

By subject

Culture

Sunday roast consisting of roast beef, roast potatoes, vegetables and Yorkshire pudding

Architecture

The arts

Museums

Music

Led Zeppelin performing in 1975
The Proms in 2004

Popular music

Classical music

Folk music

Theatre

Film

Cultural icons

A dish of baked beans over scrambled eggs on toast
A cup of tea
Giant's Causeway stones
Edinburgh Castle

United Kingdom icons

English icons

Northern Irish icons

Scottish icons

Welsh icons

Languages

People

Interest groups and societies

Religion

Sports, games, and pastimes

The following are the major sports; local groups may well play many others.

Angling

Chess

Cricket

The first England team to tour Southern Australia

Hiking

Association football

Polo

Rugby

England playing Wales in the Six Nations

Sport rowing

Skiing

Other sports, games, and pastimes

Olympic Stadium in June 2011

Education

Education in England

Education in Northern Ireland

Education in Scotland

Education in Wales

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "United Kingdom". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
  2. "Encyclopaedia Britannica". Retrieved 2007-09-25. Island country located off the north-western coast of mainland Europe
  3. "Countries within a country". www.number-10.gov.uk. Retrieved 2007-06-13. Countries within a country

External links


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