Name | Capital | Legislature | Executive | Legal systems | Jurisdiction |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
England | London | UK Parliament's Legislative Grand Committee for England | British Government | English law | England and Wales |
Northern Ireland | Belfast | Northern Ireland Assembly | Northern Ireland Executive | Northern Ireland law, Irish land law | Northern Ireland |
Scotland | Edinburgh | Scottish Parliament | Scottish Government | Scots law | Scotland |
Wales | Cardiff | Senedd Cymru | Welsh Government | English law, Welsh law | England and Wales |
United Kingdom | London | UK Parliament | UK Government | UK law | United Kingdom |
Country Name | Population (2019) | Population % | Area km2 | Area % | Pop. density (per km2; 2019) |
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England | 56,286,961 | 84% | 130,279 | 54% | 432.05 |
Northern Ireland | 1,893,667 | 3% | 13,562 | 6% | 139.63 |
Scotland | 5,463,300 | 8% | 77,933 | 32% | 70.1 |
Wales | 3,152,879 | 5% | 20,735 | 9% | 152.06 |
United Kingdom | 66,796,807 | 100% | 242,509 | 100% | 275.44 |
Name | Location | Area km2 | Area sq mi | Population | Capital |
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Anguilla | Caribbean, North Atlantic Ocean | 91 | 35.1 | 14,869 (2019 estimate) | The Valley |
Bermuda | North Atlantic Ocean between the Azores, the Caribbean, Cape Sable Island and Canada | 54 | 20.8 | 62,506 (2019 estimate) | Hamilton |
British Antarctic Territory | Antarctica | 1,709,400 | 660,000 | 0, 50 non-permanent in winter, over 400 in summer (research personnel) | Rothera (main base) |
British Indian Ocean Territory | Indian Ocean | 60 | 23 | 0, 3,000 non-permanent (UK and US military and staff personnel; estimate) | Diego Garcia (base) |
British Virgin Islands | Caribbean, North Atlantic Ocean | 153 | 59 | 31,758 (2018 census) | Road Town |
Cayman Islands | Caribbean | 264 | 101.9 | 68,076 (2019 estimate) | George Town |
Falkland Islands | South Atlantic Ocean | 12,173 | 4,700 | 3,377 (2019 estimate), 1,350 non-permanent (UK military personnel; 2012 estimate) | Stanley |
Gibraltar | Iberian Peninsula, Continental Europe | 6.5 | 2.5 | 33,701 (2019 estimate), 1,250 non-permanent (UK military personnel; 2012 estimate) | Gibraltar |
Montserrat | Caribbean, North Atlantic Ocean | 101 | 39 | 5,215 (2019 census) | Plymouth (abandoned because of volcano - de facto capital is Brades) |
Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands | Pacific Ocean | 47 | 18 | 50 (2018 estimate), 6 non-permanent (2014 estimate) | Adamstown |
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, including: Saint Helena, Ascension Island, Tristan da Cunha | South Atlantic Ocean | 420 | 162 | 5,633 (total; 2016 census), 4,349 (Saint Helena; 2019 census), 880 (Ascension; estimate), 1,000 non-permanent (Ascension; UK military personnel; estimate), 300 (Tristan da Cunha; estimate), 9 non-permanent (Tristan da Cunha; weather personnel) | Jamestown |
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | South Atlantic Ocean | 3,903 | 1,507 | 0, 99 non-permanent (officials and research personnel) | King Edward Point |
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia | Cyprus, Mediterranean Sea | 255 | 98 | 7,700 (Cypriots; estimate), 8,000 non-permanent (UK military personnel and their families; estimate) | Episkopi Cantonment |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Lucayan Archipelago, North Atlantic Ocean | 430 | 166 | 38,191 (2019 estimate) | Cockburn Town |
Name | Population | Area km2 | Area sq mi | Largest urban area |
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South East | 9,180,135 | 19,072 | 7,364 | South Hampshire |
London | 8,961,989 | 1,572 | 607 | Greater London Built-up Area |
North West | 7,341,196 | 14,108 | 5,447 | Greater Manchester Built-up Area |
East of England | 6,236,072 | 19,116 | 7,381 | Southend Urban Area |
West Midlands | 5,934,037 | 12,998 | 5,019 | West Midlands Conurbation |
South West | 5,624,696 | 23,836 | 9,203 | Bristol Built-up Area |
Yorkshire and the Humber | 5,502,967 | 15,405 | 5,948 | West Yorkshire Built-up Area |
East Midlands | 4,835,928 | 15,625 | 6,033 | Nottingham Urban Area |
North East | 2,669,941 | 8,579 | 3,312 | Tyneside |
Rank | Urban area | Population | Principal settlement |
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1 | Greater London Urban Area | 9,787,426 | London |
2 | Greater Manchester Urban Area | 2,553,379 | Manchester |
3 | West Midlands Urban Area | 2,440,986 | Birmingham |
4 | West Yorkshire Urban Area | 1,777,934 | Leeds |
5 | Greater Glasgow | 985,290 | Glasgow |
6 | Liverpool Urban Area | 864,122 | Liverpool |
7 | South Hampshire | 855,569 | Southampton |
8 | Tyneside | 774,891 | Newcastle |
9 | Nottingham Urban Area | 729,977 | Nottingham |
10 | Sheffield Urban Area | 685,368 | Sheffield |
11 | Bristol Urban Area | 617,280 | Bristol |
12 | Edinburgh Urban Area | 512,150 | Edinburgh |
13 | Leicester Urban Area | 508,916 | Leicester |
14 | Belfast Urban Area | 483,418 | Belfast |
15 | Brighton and Hove built-up area | 474,485 | Brighton |
16 | South East Dorset conurbation | 466,266 | Bournemouth |
17 | Cardiff Urban Area | 390,214 | Cardiff |
18 | Teesside | 376,633 | Middlesbrough |
19 | The Potteries Urban Area | 372,775 | Stoke-on-Trent |
20 | Coventry and Bedworth Urban Area | 359,262 | Coventry |