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The term "United Kingdom" has occasionally been used as a description for the former Kingdom of Great Britain, although its official name from 1707 to 1800 was simply "Great Britain". The Acts of Union 1800 united the kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland in 1801, forming the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland .
The history of the United Kingdom begins in 1707 with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland , [1] into a new unitary state called Great Britain .
The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at almost 67.6 million people in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 279 people per square kilometre (720 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Union Flag, Union Jack, British flag, UK flag Use National flag Proportion 1:2 Adopted 1 January 1801 ; 223 years ago (1801-01-01) Design A white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a blue field with a white-fimbriated counterchanged saltire of red and white. Alternative 3:5 ratio Proportion 3:5 Red Ensign Use Civil ensign Proportion 1:2 ...
England does not have an official national anthem, as the United Kingdom as a whole has God Save the King. However, Jerusalem , Land of Hope and Glory (used for England during the 2002 Commonwealth Games ), [355] and I Vow to Thee, My Country are often considered unofficial English national anthems .
British English (BrE, en-GB, or BE) is the set of varieties of the English language native to the island of Great Britain. More narrowly, it can refer specifically to the English language in England, or, more broadly, to the collective dialects of English throughout the British Isles taken as a single umbrella variety, for instance additionally incorporating Scottish English, Welsh English ...
Princess Alice of the United Kingdom 1843–1878: Alfred Duke of Edinburgh/Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 1844–1900: Grand Duchess Maria Alexandrovna of Russia 1853–1920: Princess Helena of the United Kingdom 1846–1923: Prince Christian of Schleswig-Holstein 1831–1917: Wilhelm II German Emperor, King of Prussia 1859–1941