Catholic Church

in

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)

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)

Celebrations

Patron Saints: Saint George (England), Saint David of Menevia (Wales), Saint Andrew (Scotland)

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Geography

Continent: West Europe

Capital: London

Area: 241,930 km²

Population: 65,648,100

Dependencies: Anguilla Anguilla, Bermuda Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands Cayman Islands, England England, Falkland Islands Falkland Islands, Gibraltar Gibraltar, Guernsey Guernsey, Isle of Man Isle of Man, Jersey Jersey, Montserrat Montserrat, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland, Pitcairn Islands Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Scotland Scotland, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos Islands, Wales Wales

Cultural Summary

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 2024.05.22

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