Country guide
United Kingdom
Capital, flag, borders and quick geography facts for United Kingdom.
Key facts
- Capital
- London
- Region
- Europe
- Area
- 244,376 km²
- Population
- 69,281,437
Neighboring countries
United Kingdom has 1 land neighbors in the country data.
Learn United Kingdom
United Kingdom appears in geography practice because it is easy to link visual recognition with factual recall. The outline supports shape practice, and the surrounding facts help turn a single map silhouette into a fuller country profile.
For quick recall, keep three facts together: capital London, area 244,376 km² and population 69,281,437. Together they give a compact but practical overview of United Kingdom.
The neighbor list for United Kingdom includes 1 countries. Start from the biggest familiar neighbor, Ireland, then work around the map until the border pattern feels predictable.
When the facts feel familiar, play the challenge and test recall without notes. Moving from this static guide to the interactive round is the best check that United Kingdom is actually remembered.
Trivia
- The United Kingdom's Giant's Causeway has over 40,000 basalt columns formed about 60 million years ago.
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