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United Kingdom

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Key facts

  • currency: Pound sterling
  • capital city: London
  • region: Northern Europe
  • continent: Europe
  • land area: 241,930 km²
  • population: 68,350,000
  • political leader: Rishi Sunak (Prime Minister)

Location on a map: [54°0′N, -2°0′W]

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Profile

United Kingdom is a country in Northern Europe, Europe. It has a land area of 241,930 km² and a population of 68,350,000. The capital city is London. The political leader is Rishi Sunak whose title is Prime Minister.

In the news

United Kingdom has been mentioned 19134 times in the news, here is the latest (trend):

The massive PS692m motorway built straight through the middle of major UK city
Read: Express link
Lloyds predicts drop in defaults on loans and mortgages as UK economy improves
Read: The Guardian link
Royal news - live: Harry shares fears Meghan could be attacked with 'knife or acid' if returning to UK
Read: Independent link
'Shame on you': Brutal video of UK cop stomping on man's head at Manchester Airport sparks protest
Read: Times of India link

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Environment

United Kingdom is one of the countries in Europe and one of the countries in Northern Europe.
There are cities in United Kingdom. There are wildfires in United Kingdom.
  • Agricultural land: 172,151.41 km²
  • Alternative and nuclear energy: 13.12 % of total energy use
  • Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 308,650.30 kt
  • Electricity production from coal sources: 22.81 % of total
  • Electricity production from natural gas sources: 29.74 % of total
  • Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 1.87 % of total
  • Electricity production from nuclear sources: 20.91 % of total
  • Electricity production from oil sources: 0.63 % of total
  • Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 22.97 % of total
  • Net energy imports: 34.63 % of energy use
  • Fertility rate: 1.57 births per woman
  • Forest area: 31,986 km²
  • Fossil fuel energy consumption: 80.35 % of total
  • Other greenhouse gas emissions, hfc, pfc and sf6: 27,049.65 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
  • Median age: 36.10 years
  • Methane emissions: 50,415.67 kt of CO2 equivalent
  • Nitrous oxide emissions: 27,696.69 thousand metric tons of CO2 equivalent
  • Female population: 34,561,278.00
  • Male population: 33,788,722.00
  • Renewable energy consumption: 12.20 % of total final energy consumption
  • Rural land area: 218,902.76 km²
  • Rural population: 10,497,193.00
  • Urban land area: 22,675.98 km²
  • Urban population: 57,852,807.00
  • Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 2.08 % of total population

Geographical distribution of cities in the United Kingdom by population

Evolution of historical agricultural land in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use) in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical access to electricity in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in the United Kingdom (% of total)

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in the United Kingdom (% of total)

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical net energy imports in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical fertility rate in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical forest area in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical internet access in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical land area in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical median age in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical methane emissions in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical net migration in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical female population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical male population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical renewable energy consumption in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical total rural land area in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical rural population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical total urban land in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical urban population in the United Kingdom

Evolution of historical urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters in the United Kingdom

Distribution of sites in the United Kingdom by inscription year

Geographical distribution of sites in the United Kingdom by area

Distribution of transboundary sites in the United Kingdom

Geographical distribution of wildfires in the United Kingdom by total fire area

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Source

This dashboard is based on data from: SIPRI, World Bank, Reporters Without Borders

Updated: 1 day ago

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