Catholic ChurchinUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom) | ![]() |
Also known as: Vereinigtes Königreich (Deutsch), Reino Unido (español, Português), le Royaume-Uni (français), Regno Unito (Italiano), Wielka Brytania (polski), 英國 (正體中文), イギリス (日本語), Britanniarum Regnum (latine)
Patron Saints: Saint George (England), Saint David of Menevia (Wales), Saint Andrew (Scotland)
Continent: West Europe
Capital: London
Area: 241,930 km²
Population: 65,648,100
Dependencies: Anguilla
, Bermuda
, British Indian Ocean Territory
, British Virgin Islands
, Cayman Islands
, England
, Falkland Islands
, Gibraltar
, Guernsey
, Isle of Man
, Jersey
, Montserrat
, Northern Ireland
, Pitcairn Islands
, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
, Scotland
, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
, Turks and Caicos Islands
, Wales ![]()
Religions: Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%, Muslim 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, other 2%, unspecified 7.2%, none 25.7%
Languages: English, Scots, Scottish Gaelic, Welsh, Irish, Cornish
Ethnic Groups: white 87.2%, black/African/Caribbean/black British 3%, Asian/Asian British: Indian 2.3%, Asian/Asian British: Pakistani 1.9%, mixed 2%, other 3.7%
Motto: Dieu et mon droit (Latin) (God and my right)
Last updated on 2025.12.21
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