United Kingdom Short Introduction for Travelers

Capital London Government Parliamentary devolved democracy under a constitutional monarch Currency Pound sterling (£, GBP) Area 242,295km² water: 1,680km² land: 241,930km² Population 65 million (2016 estimate) Language English, Welsh (c. 26% of population in Wales), Scots (mostly spoken in the Lowlands of Scotland) Scottish Gaelic (c. 60,000 in Scotland), Ulster-Scots (parts of Northern Ireland) & [...]read moreUnited Kingdom Short Introduction for Travelers