Located off the northwest coast of Europe, the United Kingdom includes England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
OFFICIAL NAME: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy
CAPITAL: London
POPULATION: 67,879,000
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English; both English and Scots Gaelic in Scotland; both English and Welsh in Wales
MONEY: Pound sterling
AREA: 93,630 square miles (242,500 square kilometers)
MAJOR RIVERS: Thames, Severn, Trent, Mersey