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| | common_name = United Kingdom
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| | linking_name = the United Kingdom<!--Note: "the" required here as this entry used to create wikilinks-->
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| | name = {{collapsible list
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| | titlestyle = background:transparent;line-height:normal;font-size:84%;
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| | title = {{resize|1.25em|United Kingdom of Great<br/> Britain and Northern Ireland}}
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| | {{Infobox |subbox=yes |bodystyle=font-size:76%;font-weight:normal;
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| <!--Anglo-->
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| | rowclass1 = mergedrow |label1=[[Scots language|Scots]]: |data1={{lang|sco|''Unitit Kinrick o Great Breetain an Northren Ireland''}}
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| | rowclass2 = mergedrow |label2=[[Ulster Scots dialects|Ulster Scots]]:|data2={{lang|sco|''Claught Kängrick o Docht Brätain an Norlin Airlann''}}
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| <!--Brittonic-->
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| | rowclass3 = mergedrow |label3=[[Welsh language|Welsh]]: |data3={{lang|cy|''Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon''}}
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| | rowclass4 = mergedrow |label4=[[Cornish language|Cornish]]: |data4={{lang|kw|''Rywvaneth Unys Breten Veur ha Kledhbarth Iwerdhon''}}
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| <!--Goidelic-->
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| | rowclass5 = mergedrow |label5=[[Scottish Gaelic]]: |data5={{lang|gd|''Rìoghachd Aonaichte Bhreatainn is Èireann a Tuath''}}
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| | rowclass6 = mergedrow |label6=[[Irish language|Irish]]: |data6={{lang|ga|''Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann''}}
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| }}
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| | image_flag = Flag of the United Kingdom.svg
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| | alt_flag = A flag featuring both cross and saltire in red, white and blue
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| | image_coat = Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom.svg
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| | symbol_width = 90px
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| | alt_coat = Coat of arms containing shield and crown in centre, flanked by lion and unicorn
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| | symbol_type = [[Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom|Royal coat of arms]]<wbr/>{{#tag:ref |An alternative variant of the Royal coat of arms is used in Scotland: [[:File:Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (Scotland).svg|[click to view image]]].|group=note}}
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| | national_anthem = "[[God Save the Queen]]"{{#tag:ref |There is no authorised version of the national anthem as the words are a matter of tradition; only the first verse is usually sung.<ref>{{cite web |title=National Anthem |url=https://www.royal.uk/national-anthem |website=Official web site of the British Royal Family |accessdate=4 June 2016}}</ref> No law was passed making "God Save the Queen" the official anthem. In the English tradition, such laws are not necessary; proclamation and usage are sufficient to make it the national anthem. "God Save the Queen" also serves as the [[Honors music|Royal anthem]] for certain [[Commonwealth realms]]. The words ''Queen, she, her'', used at present (in the reign of Elizabeth II), are replaced by ''King, he, him'' when the monarch is male. |group=note}}
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| <div style="display:inline-block;margin-top:0.4em;">[[File:United States Navy Band - God Save the Queen.ogg]]</div>
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| | image_map = EU-United Kingdom.svg
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| | alt_map = Two islands to the north-west of continental Europe. Highlighted are the larger island and the north-eastern fifth of the smaller island to the west.
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| | map_caption = {{map_caption |countryprefix=the |location_color=dark green |region=Europe |region_color=dark grey |subregion=the [[European Union]] |subregion_color=green}}
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| | image_map2 = {{collapsible list
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| | titlestyle = background:transparent;line-height:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:11px;
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| | title = Location of the United Kingdom,<br/> [[Crown dependencies]] and<br/> [[British Overseas Territories]] (red)
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| | liststyle = text-align:center;<!--Note: fixes map left-aligning on mobile -->
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| | [[File:United Kingdom (+overseas territories and crown dependencies) in the World (+Antarctica claims).svg|frameless|upright=1.15]]
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| }}
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| | capital = [[London]]
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| | coordinates = {{Coord|51|30|N|0|7|W|type:city}}
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| | largest_city = capital
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| | languages_type = Official language<br/> {{nobold|and national language}}
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| | languages = [[English language|English]]<!--Note: Just English, don't add "British English"-->
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| | languages2_type = Recognised regional languages{{#tag:ref |Under the [[Council of Europe]]'s [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]], Scots, Ulster Scots, Welsh, Cornish, Scottish Gaelic and Irish are officially recognised as [[Regional language|regional]] or [[Minority language|minority]] languages by the [[Government of the United Kingdom|British Government]] for the purposes of the Charter.<ref name="reglang">{{cite web |url=http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/Commun/ListeDeclarations.asp?CL=ENG&NT=148&VL=1 |title=List of declarations made with respect to treaty No. 148 |publisher=[[Council of Europe]] |accessdate=12 December 2013}}</ref> See also [[Languages of the United Kingdom]]. |group=note<!--(end #tag:)-->}}
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| | languages2 = {{hlist |item_style=white-space:nowrap;
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| <!--Anglo-->
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| | [[Scots language|Scots]]
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| | [[Ulster Scots dialects|Ulster Scots]]
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| <!--Brittonic-->
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| | [[Welsh language|Welsh]]
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| | [[Cornish language|Cornish]]
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| <!--Goidelic-->
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| | [[Scottish Gaelic]]<!--Keep "Scottish Gaelic"; people will find "Gaelic" confusing, as the Irish language is also commonly called "Gaelic"-->
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| | [[Irish Language|Irish]]
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| }}
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| | ethnic_groups = {{ublist |item_style=white-space:nowrap;
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| | 87.1% [[White British|White]]
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| | 7.0% [[British Asian|Asian]]
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| | 3.0% [[Black British|Black]]
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| | 2.0% [[Mixed (United Kingdom ethnicity category)|Mixed]]
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| | 0.9% others
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| }}
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| | ethnic_groups_year = [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011]]
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| | religion = {{ublist |item_style=white-space:nowrap;
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| | 59.5% [[Christianity in the United Kingdom|Christian]]
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| | 25.7% [[Irreligion in the United Kingdom|Irreligious]]
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| | 4.4% [[Islam in the United Kingdom|Muslim]]
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| | 1.3% [[Hinduism in the United Kingdom|Hindu]]
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| | 0.4% [[Judaism in the United Kingdom|Jewish]]
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| | 1.5% [[Religion in the United Kingdom|other religions]]
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| | 7.2% unknown<ref name="Philby">{{cite news |last=Philby |first=Charlotte |title=Less religious and more ethnically diverse: Census reveals a picture of Britain today |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/less-religious-and-more-ethnically-diverse-census-reveals-a-picture-of-britain-today-8406506.html |newspaper=The Independent |date=12 December 2012 |location=London}}</ref>
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| | religion_year = [[United Kingdom Census 2011|2011]]
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| | demonym = {{hlist |British |Briton}}
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| | membership = {{ublist
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| | [[England]]
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| | [[Scotland]]
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| | [[Wales]]
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| | [[Northern Ireland]]
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| }}
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| | membership_type = [[Countries of the United Kingdom]]
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| | government_type = [[Unitary state|Unitary]] [[Parliamentary system|parliamentary]]<br>[[constitutional monarchy]]
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| | leader_title1 = [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|Monarch]]
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| | leader_name1 = [[Elizabeth II]]
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| | leader_title2 = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]]
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| | leader_name2 = [[Theresa May]]
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| | legislature = [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]]
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| | upper_house = [[House of Lords]]
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| | lower_house = [[House of Commons of the United Kingdom|House of Commons]]
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| | sovereignty_type = [[History of the formation of the United Kingdom|Formation]]
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| | established_event1 = [[Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542|Laws in Wales Acts]]
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| | established_date1 = 1535 and 1542
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| | established_event2 = [[Union of the Crowns]] under [[James VI and I|James, King of Scots]]
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| | established_date2 = 24 March 1603
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| | established_event3 = [[Acts of Union of England and Scotland]]
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| | established_date3 = 1 May 1707
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| | established_event4 = [[Acts of Union of Great Britain and Ireland]]
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| | established_date4 = 1 January 1801
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| | established_event5 = [[Irish Free State Constitution Act 1922|Irish Free State Constitution Act]]
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| | established_date5 = 5 December 1922
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| | established_event6 = [[Accession of the United Kingdom to the European Communities|EC accession]]<wbr/>{{refn|group=note|[[European Union]] since 1993.}}
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| | established_date6 = 1 January 1973
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| | area_km2 = 242495
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| | area_footnote = <ref>{{Cite journal |url=http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/dyb/dyb2012/Table03.pdf |format=PDF |title=Demographic Yearbook – Table 3: Population by sex, rate of population increase, surface area and density |publisher=United Nations Statistics Division |year=2012 |accessdate=9 August 2015}}</ref>
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| | area_rank = 78th
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| | area_sq_mi = 93628
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| | percent_water = 1.34
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| | population_estimate = {{increase}} 65,648,100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/populationandmigration/populationestimates |title=Population estimates – Office for National Statistics U.K. |publisher=www.ons.gov.uk}}</ref>
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| | population_census = 63,181,775<ref name="pop_census">{{cite web |url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/guide-method/census/2011/uk-census/index.html |title=2011 UK censuses |publisher=Office for National Statistics |accessdate=17 December 2012}}</ref>
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| | population_estimate_year = 2016
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| | population_estimate_rank = 22nd
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| | population_census_year = 2011
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| | population_census_rank = 22nd
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| | population_density_km2 = 270.7
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| | population_density_sq_mi = 701.2
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| | population_density_rank = 50th
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| | GDP_PPP = $2.880 trillion<ref name=imf2/>
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| | GDP_PPP_year = 2017
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| | GDP_PPP_rank = 9th
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| | GDP_PPP_per_capita = $43,620<ref name=imf2>{{cite web|url=http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2017/02/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2017&ey=2019&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=27&pr1.y=8&c=112&s=NGDPD%2CPPPGDP%2CNGDPDPC%2CPPPPC&grp=0&a=|title=Report for Selected Countries and Subjects – United Kingdom|publisher=International Monetary Fund |accessdate=6 January 2018}}</ref>
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| | GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = 25th
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| | GDP_nominal = $2.565 trillion<ref name=imf2/><!--Note: Do no update with "IMF staff estimates", wait until actual data is published-->
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| | GDP_nominal_year = 2017
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| | GDP_nominal_rank = 6th
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| | GDP_nominal_per_capita = $38,847<ref name=imf2/>
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| | GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = 19th
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| | Gini = 31.6
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| | Gini_year = 2014
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| | Gini_change = decrease
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| | Gini_ref = <ref name="eurogini">{{cite web |title=Gini coefficient of equivalised disposable income (source: SILC) |url=http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=ilc_di12 |publisher=Eurostat Data Explorer |accessdate=11 November 2015}}</ref>
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| | Gini_rank = 33rd
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| | HDI = 0.909<!--number only, between 0 and 1-->
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| | HDI_year = 2015<!-- Please use the year to which the data refers, not the publication year-->
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| | HDI_change = increase<!-- increase / decrease / steady -->
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| | HDI_ref = <ref name="HDI">{{cite web |url=http://hdr.undp.org/sites/default/files/2016_human_development_report.pdf |title=2016 Human Development Report |year=2016 |accessdate=23 March 2017 |publisher=United Nations Development Programme}}</ref>
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| | HDI_rank = 16th
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| | currency = [[Pound sterling]]<ref group=note>Some of the devolved countries, Crown dependencies and British Overseas Territories issue their own sterling banknotes or currencies, or use another nation's currency. See [[List of British currencies]] for more information</ref>
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| | currency_code = GBP{{))!}}; {{!((}}Pound sign{{!}}£
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| | time_zone = [[Greenwich Mean Time]]<ref group=note>This excludes some of the UK's dependencies. See [[Time in the United Kingdom#British territories]]</ref>
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| | utc_offset = ⁠<!--Note: Zero-width non-breaking space results in the infobox displaying "UTC" without a specified offset.-->
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| | utc_offset_DST = +1
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| | time_zone_DST = [[British Summer Time]]
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| | date_format = dd/mm/yyyy ([[Anno Domini|AD]])
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| | drives_on = left
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| | calling_code = [[Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom|+44]]<ref group=note>[[Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom#Telephone numbers in Overseas Territories|Excludes most overseas territories]]</ref>
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| | cctld = [[.uk]]<ref group=note>The [[.eu]] domain is also used, as it is shared with other European Union member states. [[Template:UK top-level domains|Other TLDs are used regionally]]</ref>
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