Outline of the United Kingdom

Short description: Overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom

Flag of the United Kingdom

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom

Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom as used in Scotland

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom:

United Kingdom – sovereign country in Europe, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK), or Britain.^[1]^[2]^[3] Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, it includes the island of Great Britain—a term also applied loosely to refer to the whole country—the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is made up of four countries – England , Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales each having their own devolved government and national parliament.

General reference

The United Kingdom is...
- both a country and a country made up of countries
- both a nation state and a state made up of nations
- an island country
- a Commonwealth realm (1931–)
- a member state of NATO (1949–)
Pronunciation: /juːˌnaɪtɪd ˈkɪŋdəm/ (listen)
Abbreviations: UK
Common English country names: The United Kingdom, The UK, or Britain
Official English country name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Common endonyms: United Kingdom, UK, Britain
Official endonyms: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Adjectivals: British, United Kingdom
Demonyms: Briton, British, Brit
Etymology: Name of Britain, Name of the United Kingdom
- Name of England
- Name of Northern Ireland
- Name of Scotland
- Name of Wales
International rankings of the United Kingdom
Terminology of the British Isles
United Kingdom-related topics
- England-related topics
- Scotland-related topics
- Wales-related topics
- Northern Ireland-related topics
ISO country codes: GB, GBR, 826
ISO region codes: See GB
Internet country code top-level domain: .uk, .gb (not used)

Countries of the United Kingdom, Dependencies, Territories and Commonwealth

Countries of the UK and their subdivisions

England
- Subdivisions of England
  - Regions of England
    - Counties of England (see also Metropolitan county and Shire county)
    - Unitary authorities of England
    - Districts of England (see also Metropolitan district and Shire district)
    - Civil parishes
  - Greater London
    - London boroughs
Northern Ireland
- Counties of Northern Ireland
- Local government in Northern Ireland
  - Districts of Northern Ireland
Scotland
- Subdivisions of Scotland
Wales
- Subdivisions of Wales

Crown Dependencies

Isle of Man
Channel Islands
- Jersey
- Guernsey
- Alderney
- Sark

British Overseas Territories

Anguilla
Bermuda
British Antarctic Territory
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Falkland Islands
Gibraltar
Montserrat
Pitcairn Islands
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus
Turks and Caicos Islands

Commonwealth of Nations

The United Kingdom is a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations

Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
- Commonwealth realm
Commonwealth citizen
- Head of the Commonwealth
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (1917-)
Commonwealth Games (1930-)

Geography, resources and demography

Geography of the United Kingdom

Location:
- Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime meridian
- Atlantic Ocean
- Eurasia (but not on the mainland)
  - Europe
    - Northern Europe and Western Europe
      - British Isles
        Great Britain (entire island and adjacent isles)
        
        Ireland (northeastern sixth of the island)
- Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time = Western European Time (UTC+00), British Summer Time = Western European Summer Time (UTC+01)
Area of the United Kingdom: 244,820 km² (94,530 sq mi) – 79th most extensive country
- Area of the countries of the United Kingdom
Extreme points of the United Kingdom:
- North: Out Stack, Shetland Islands [ ⚑ ] 60°51′N 0°52′W / 60.85°N 0.867°W / 60.85; -0.867
- South: Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly [ ⚑ ] 49°51′N 6°24′W / 49.85°N 6.4°W / 49.85; -6.4
- East: Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk [ ⚑ ] 52°28.87′N 1°45.77′E / 52.48117°N 1.76283°E / 52.48117; 1.76283
- West: Rockall¹ [ ⚑ ] 57°35′N 13°41′W / 57.583°N 13.683°W / 57.583; -13.683
- High: Ben Nevis, Lochaber at 1,343 m (4,406 ft) [ ⚑ ] 56°47′49.150″N 5°0′17.22″W / 56.7969861°N 5.0047833°W / 56.7969861; -5.0047833
  - Low: The Fens at −4 m (−13 ft) [ ⚑ ] 52°29′18″N 0°13′52″W / 52.48838°N 0.23118°W / 52.48838; -0.23118
- Land boundaries: Republic of Ireland 360 km
- Land boundary: France undersea in Channel Tunnel
- Coastline: 12,429 km
Atlas of the United Kingdom
- Atlas of England
- Atlas of Northern Ireland
- Atlas of Scotland
- Atlas of Wales
- Economic geography of the United Kingdom

Ecoregions

List of ecoregions in the United Kingdom

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An enlargeable satellite image of the United Kingdom

Environment

Climate of the United Kingdom
Environmental issues in the United Kingdom
Conservation in the United Kingdom
Energy in the United Kingdom
Green building in the United Kingdom
Ecoregions in the United Kingdom
Renewable energy in the United Kingdom
- Green electricity in the United Kingdom
  - Hydroelectricity in the United Kingdom
  - Wind power in the United Kingdom
  - Solar power in the United Kingdom
Geology of the United Kingdom
- Earthquakes in the British Isles
National parks of the United Kingdom
- National parks of England
- National parks of Wales
- National parks of Northern Ireland
- National parks of Scotland
Protected areas of the United Kingdom
- Environmentally sensitive area (ESA)
- Heritage coast
- Scenic areas
  - Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) – England, Wales, Northern Ireland
    - Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Wales – Wales
  - National scenic area – Scotland
- Scheduled monument
- Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
- Special Area of Conservation (SAC) (European Union)
- Special Protection Area (SPA) (European Union)
- Wetlands designated under the Ramsar Convention (International)
Wildlife of the United Kingdom
- Flora of the United Kingdom
  - Trees of Britain and Ireland
  - List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland
- Fauna of the United Kingdom
  - List of mammals of the United Kingdom
  - Birds of the United Kingdom
    - List of birds of Great Britain
    - List of birds of Wales
  - List of reptiles of Great Britain
  - List of amphibians of Great Britain
  - List of fish of Great Britain
  - Lists of insects of Great Britain
Climate of the United Kingdom
- United Kingdom Climate Change Programme
- List of UK extreme rainfall amounts
Conservation in the United Kingdom
Environmentally sensitive area
- Green belts
- Notable trees in Great Britain
- National nature reserve
- National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
- Special Protection Area
  - Site of Special Scientific Interest
List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom
List of natural disasters in the United Kingdom
- The Great Storm of 1987

Geographic features

Coastline
Islands
Lakes
Lochs
Mountains and hills
- Volcanoes
Rivers
- Waterfalls
World Heritage Sites

Regions

Time zone of the UK

Municipalities

Cities
- Capital of the United Kingdom: London
- Second city of the United Kingdom
- Cities by population
Towns:
- Towns in England
- Burghs in Scotland
- Towns in Wales
- Towns in Northern Ireland
City status in the United Kingdom
Conurbations
Green belt

Natural Resources

Energy in the United Kingdom inc. Renewable energy in the United Kingdom
- Biodiesel in the United Kingdom
- Coal mining in the United Kingdom
- Geothermal power in the United Kingdom
- Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom
- Hydroelectricity in the United Kingdom
- Marine energy in the United Kingdom
- North Sea oil
- Solar power in the United Kingdom
- Wind power in the United Kingdom
Food
- Agriculture in the United Kingdom
- Fishing industry in England
- Fishing in Scotland
- Fishing industry in Wales
- Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom
Materials
- Forestry in the United Kingdom
- Mining in the United Kingdom
List of renewable resources produced and traded by the United Kingdom

Demography

Demography of the United Kingdom

Population of the United Kingdom: 64,105,700 (2013 estimate) making it the 22nd most populous country and, with a population density of 259/km² (679/sq.mile), ranking it 51st on the List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density. This is largely due to the particularly high population density of England which measures 406/km².
- Population of the countries of the United Kingdom
- UK birth and deaths since 1960
- Immigration to the United Kingdom

Ethnicity

Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom

Commission for Racial Equality
British
White British
- English
- Scottish
- Welsh
- Northern Irish
- Ulster-Scot
- Cornish
White Irish
Other White Ethnic Groups
- Western European
  - French migration to the United Kingdom
  - Dutch people in the United Kingdom
  - Italians in the United Kingdom
  - Germans in the United Kingdom
  - Spaniards in the United Kingdom
  - Portuguese in the United Kingdom
  - Scandinavian migration to Britain
- Eastern European
  - Poles in the United Kingdom
  - Baltic people in the United Kingdom
  - Lithuanians in the United Kingdom
  - Czechs in the United Kingdom
  - Hungarians in the United Kingdom
  - Greeks in the United Kingdom
  - Serbs in the United Kingdom
  - Romanians in the United Kingdom
  - Bulgarians in the United Kingdom
  - British Cypriots
- North American
  - Americans in the United Kingdom
  - Canadians in the United Kingdom
  - Australians in the United Kingdom
- Other
  - British Jews
  - Irish Travellers
  - Roma
  - New age travellers
British Asian
- British Indian
- British Pakistanis
- British Bangladeshi
- British Sri Lankans
Oriental British
- British Chinese
- Filipinos in the United Kingdom
- Japanese in the United Kingdom
- Koreans in the United Kingdom
- Thais in the United Kingdom
- Malaysians in the United Kingdom
- Singaporeans in the United Kingdom
British Arabs
- Yemenis in the United Kingdom
- British Iraqis
- Armenians in the United Kingdom
- Iranians in the United Kingdom
- British Turks
Black British
- British African-Caribbean community
  - Barbadian British
  - British Jamaican
- African migration to Britain
  - Ghanaians in the United Kingdom
  - Kenyan migration to the United Kingdom
  - British Nigerian
  - South Africans in the United Kingdom
  - Ugandan migration to the United Kingdom
  - Tanzanians in the United Kingdom
  - Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom
Latin American migration to the United Kingdom
- Argentines in the United Kingdom
- Brazilians in the United Kingdom
- Colombians in the United Kingdom
- Ecuadorians in the United Kingdom

Government, monarchy, politics and honours

Form of government: parliamentary multi-party representative democratic constitutional monarchy
Censorship in the United Kingdom
Elections in the United Kingdom
- British elections (specific elections)
Gun politics in the United Kingdom
Political parties in the United Kingdom
Political scandals of the United Kingdom
Taxation in the United Kingdom

Monarchy

Air transport of the Royal Family and government of the United Kingdom
British Royal Family
British monarchs' family tree
Monarchy of the United Kingdom
Coronation of the British monarch
Household Cavalry
Household Division
HMY Britannia
King's Guard and King's Life Guard
Line of succession to the British throne
List of British royal residences
List of British monarchs
List of Royal Yachts of the United Kingdom
List of UK place names with royal patronage
List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter
Royal Assent
Royal Charter
Royal Christmas Message
Royal Collection Management Committee
Royal Collection Trust
Royal Collection
Royal Household
Royal Librarian
Royal Library, Windsor
Royal Peculiar
Royal Philatelic Collection
Royal Prerogative
Royal Standard
Royal Style and Titles Act
Royal Train
Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom)
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
Royal forest
Style of the British sovereign
Succession to the British Throne

Branches of the government

Executive branch

Head of state: Monarch of the United Kingdom, King Charles III
- Coronation of the British monarch
  - Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
Head of government: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (list), Rishi Sunak
Cabinet of the United Kingdom
Departments of the United Kingdom Government

Legislative branch

Parliament of the United Kingdom (bicameral)
- List of parliaments of the United Kingdom
- List of parliaments of Great Britain
- Upper house: House of Lords
- Lower house: House of Commons of the United Kingdom
  - List of British MPs

Judicial branch

Courts of the United Kingdom

Courts of England and Wales
Courts of Northern Ireland
Courts of Scotland
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Foreign relations

Foreign relations of the United Kingdom

History
Timeline of British diplomatic history
United Kingdom and the United Nations
Special Relationship
Diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom

International organisation membership

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a member of:^[1]

African Development Bank (AfDB) (nonregional member)
African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID)
Arctic Council (observer)
Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member)
AUKUS
Australia Group
Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
British-Irish Council (BIC)
Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) (nonregional member)
Commonwealth of Nations
Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)
Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI)
Council of Europe (CE)
Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS)
Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC)
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
European Investment Bank (EIB)
European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)
European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN)
European Space Agency (ESA)
Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)
General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM)
Group of Seven (G7)
Group of Ten (G10)
Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20)
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD)
International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)
International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU)
International Court of Justice (ICJ)
International Criminal Court (ICCt)
International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL
International Development Association (IDA)
International Energy Agency (IEA)
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS)
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
International Hydrographic Organization (IHO)
International Labour Organization (ILO)
International Maritime Organization (IMO)
International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO)
International Monetary Fund (IMF)
International Olympic Committee (IOC)
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM)
International Telecommunication Union (ITU)
International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO)
International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC)
International Whaling Commission (IWO)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU)
Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)
Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) (guest)
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA)
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW)
Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Organization of American States (OAS) (observer)
Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (partner)
Paris Club
Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)
Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC)
Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer)
United Nations (UN)
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) (associate)
United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC)
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK)
United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM)
United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH)
United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL)
United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)
United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC)
United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS)
United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG)
United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP)
United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
United Nations Security Council (UNSC) (permanent member)
United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET)
United Nations University (UNU)
Universal Postal Union (UPU)
World Confederation of Labour (WCL)
World Customs Organization (WCO)
World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
World Health Organization (WHO)
World Tourism Organization (UNWTO)
World Trade Organization (WTO)
World Veterans Federation (WVF)
Zangger Committee (ZC)

Local government

List of local governments in the United Kingdom

Politics of England

Regional assemblies in England
Local government in England
- History of local government in England
- Mayors in England

Politics of Northern Ireland

Parliament Buildings at Stormont, Belfast, seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Politics of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Assembly
- First Minister of Northern Ireland, Office vacant
- Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Office vacant
Local government in Northern Ireland
- History of local government in Northern Ireland
- Mayors in Northern Ireland

Politics of Scotland

Politics of Scotland

Scottish Government
- First Minister of Scotland, and Keeper of the Great Seal of Scotland, Humza Yousaf
- Deputy First Minister of Scotland, Shona Robison
- International relations of Scotland
- Scottish Cabinet
  - Dewar government (1999–2000)
  - McLeish government (2000–01)
  - First McConnell government (2001–03)
  - Second McConnell government (2003–07)
  - First Salmond government (2007–11)
  - Second Salmond government (2011–14)
  - First Sturgeon government (2014–16)
  - Second Sturgeon government (2016–21)
  - Third Sturgeon government (2021–23)
  - Yousaf government (2023–present)
History of Scottish devolution
Local government in Scotland
- History of local government in Scotland
- Provosts in Scotland
Pressure Groups in Scotland
Scottish Parliament
- Members of the Scottish Parliament
- 2007 Scottish Parliament election
- 2011 Scottish Parliament election
- 2016 Scottish Parliament election
- 2021 Scottish Parliament election

Politics of Wales

Politics of Wales

Local government in Wales
- History of local government in Wales
- Mayors in Wales
Senedd (Welsh Parliament)
- Members of the Senedd
- Members of the 6th Senedd
- 2007 National Assembly for Wales election
- 2011 National Assembly for Wales election
- 2016 National Assembly for Wales election
- 2021 Senedd election
- Welsh Government
  - Second Drakeford government
  - First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford

Honours

New Year Honours
King's Birthday Honours
Prime Minister's Resignation Honours
Chivalric order
- Chivalric order § Modern orders
List of honorary British knights and dames
Declining a British honour

Military and Defence

British Armed Forces

Command

Commander-in-chief: The Sovereign – King Charles III
- Chief of the Defence Staff: Admiral Sir Tony Radakin
  - First Sea Lord: Admiral Sir Ben Key
  - Chief of the General Staff: General Sir Patrick Sanders
  - Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
- Defence Council of the United Kingdom

Forces

British Armed Forces
- British Army
- Royal Navy
- Royal Marines
- Royal Air Force

History

See § History

Law and order

The Middlesex Guildhall is home to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom.

Law of the United Kingdom

9-9-9 emergency telephone number
British citizenship, British nationality law
Cannabis in the United Kingdom
Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
Common law
Constitution of the United Kingdom
- History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom
- Magna Carta (1215)
- Petition of Right (1628)
- Habeas Corpus Act (1679)
- Bill of Rights (1689)
- Great Reform Act (1832)
- Parliament Act (1911)
- Scotland Act 1998
- Northern Ireland Act 1998
- Government of Wales Act 1998
- House of Lords Act 1999
Courts of the United Kingdom
Crime in the United Kingdom
Law of the European Union
Human rights in the United Kingdom
- Civil liberties in the United Kingdom
- LGBT rights in the United Kingdom
- Freedom of religion in the United Kingdom
High treason in the United Kingdom
Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
- Diplomatic Protection Group
- National Crime Agency
- Special Branch
List of prisons in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom prison population

Law of England and Wales

Courts of England and Wales
Crown Prosecution Service
His Majesty's Prison Service
Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
National Offender Management Service
National Probation Service
Police Federation of England and Wales
Prison population of England and Wales
Serious Fraud Office

Law of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland law

Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland

Law of Scotland

Scots law

Courts of Scotland
Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
Faculty of Advocates
Scottish Police Federation
Scottish Prison Service
Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency

Infrastructure

Water supply and sanitation in the United Kingdom

Regulatory bodies

Advertising Standards Authority
Financial Services Authority or FSA
Housing Corporation
Office of Communications (Ofcom)
Office of the Water Regulator (Ofwat)
Press Complaints Commission
Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)

Trade Union Federations

Irish Congress of Trades Unions
Trades Union Congress
Scottish Trades Union Congress

Transport

Transport in the United Kingdom

British Rail
Airports in the United Kingdom
Bus transport in the United Kingdom
Coach transport in the United Kingdom
List of long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom
Railway system
- History of rail transport
- List of railway viaducts in the United Kingdom
- Stations A-Z
- London Underground
Trams and Light Rail Trams and light rail systems
Roads in the United Kingdom
- British car number plates
- Great Britain road numbering scheme
- List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
- List of motorways in the United Kingdom
- Motoring taxation in the United Kingdom
Waterways in the United Kingdom
- British Waterways
- Waterways Ireland
- History of the British canal system
Tunnels in the United Kingdom
Cycleways in the United Kingdom
Common Travel Area
Transport Scotland

Economy

Economy of the United Kingdom

Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2008): 6th (sixth)
Economic history of the United Kingdom
- The Industrial Revolution
- The Great Depression in the United Kingdom
Financial services industry of the United Kingdom
- Banking in the United Kingdom
- Banks of the United Kingdom
  - Bank of England
  - Bank of Scotland
  - Royal Bank of Scotland
- London Stock Exchange
  - FTSE 100 Index
- Private finance initiative
- Currency of the United Kingdom: pound sterling
  - ISO 4217: GBP
  - British coinage
  - British banknotes
  - Pound sterling
Communications in the United Kingdom
- Internet in the United Kingdom
Manufacturing in the United Kingdom
- Automotive industry in the United Kingdom
- Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom
- Pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom
Construction industry of the United Kingdom
Mining in the United Kingdom
- North Sea oil
Energy in the United Kingdom
- Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
- Energy policy of the United Kingdom
  - Energy policy of Scotland
Legal services in the United Kingdom
Real estate in the United Kingdom
Tourism in the United Kingdom
- Tourism in England
- Tourism in Scotland
- Tourism in Wales
- Tourism in Northern Ireland
Transport in the United Kingdom
Economy of London
- City of London

History

History of the United Kingdom
- Timeline of British history
History of England
- Social history of England
- Timeline of English history
History of Scotland
- Timeline of Scottish history
History of Wales
History of Northern Ireland
- Plantation of Ulster
History of the formation of the United Kingdom
- Treaty of Union
- Acts of Union 1707
- Act of Union 1800
British Empire and the Commonwealth
UK underground

History by period

Georgian era
Victorian era
Edwardian era
First World War
Interwar
Second World War
- civilian
- military
Postwar
- political
- social
Since 1979
- political
- social

Historical states of the British Isles

Ancient Britain
Avalon
Roman Britain
Caledonia
Hibernia
Kingdom of the Picts
Kingdom of the Scots
Heptarchy
States in Medieval Britain
Commonwealth of England
Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Ireland
Kingdom of Scotland (when Picts and Scots merged in 843)
Kingdom of Great Britain (when England & Scotland merged in 1707);
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (when Great Britain and Ireland merged in 1801)

By subject

Economic history of the United Kingdom
- Economic history of Scotland
Maritime history of the United Kingdom
- Maritime history of England
- Maritime history of Scotland
Military history of the United Kingdom
- Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
- Bletchley Park
History of agriculture in Scotland
History of Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom
History of Christianity in Scotland
History of company law in the United Kingdom
History of education in England
History of education in Scotland
History of electroconvulsive therapy in the United Kingdom
History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom
History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom
History of football in England
History of football in Scotland
History of labour law in the United Kingdom
History of law enforcement in the United Kingdom
History of lidos in the United Kingdom
History of local government in the United Kingdom
- History of local government in England
- History of local government in Scotland
- History of local government in Wales
History of medical regulation in the United Kingdom
History of Megabus routes in the United Kingdom
History of metrication in the United Kingdom
History of psychosurgery in the United Kingdom
History of rail transport in the United Kingdom
History of rugby union in Scotland
History of taxation in the United Kingdom
History of the Church of England
History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom
History of the formation of the United Kingdom
History of the Green Party of England and Wales
History of the Jews in the United Kingdom
- History of the Jews in England
  - History of the Jews in England (1066–1290)
- History of the Jews in Northern Ireland
- History of the Jews in Scotland
- History of the Jews in Wales
History of the Marranos in England
History of rail transport in Great Britain
History of rail transport in Ireland
History of the Reformation in Scotland
History of the socialist movement in the United Kingdom
History of the trust movement in Scotland
History of trial by jury in England
History of violence against LGBT people in the United Kingdom

Culture

Culture of the United Kingdom

British cuisine
- English cuisine
- Northern Irish cuisine
- Irish cuisine
- Scottish cuisine
- Welsh cuisine
Festivals in the United Kingdom
Gambling in the United Kingdom
British humour
Marriage in the United Kingdom
- Marriage in England and Wales
- Marriage in Northern Ireland
- Marriage in Scotland
- Civil partnership in the United Kingdom
Media of the United Kingdom
Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
- Coat of arms of the United Kingdom
- Flag of the United Kingdom
  - Union Jack
- National anthem of the United Kingdom
Prostitution in the United Kingdom
Public holidays in the United Kingdom
Religion in the United Kingdom
- Buddhism in the United Kingdom
- Christianity in the United Kingdom
- Hinduism in the United Kingdom
- Islam in the United Kingdom
- Judaism in the United Kingdom
- Sikhism in the United Kingdom
World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom

Architecture

Architecture of the United Kingdom

Cathedrals in the United Kingdom
Council houses
Energy efficiency in British housing
Housing associations
List of bridges in the United Kingdom
National House Building Council
New towns
Piers (England and Wales)
Reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
Town and Country Planning in the United Kingdom

Architecture of England

Abbeys and priories in England
Crossing the Thames, including tunnels
Historic houses in England
Housing Corporation

Architecture of Scotland

Abbeys and priories in Scotland

Architecture of Wales

Abbeys and priories in Wales

Architecture of Northern Ireland

Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland

Gardens

List of botanical gardens in the United Kingdom
Gardens in England
Gardens in Scotland
Gardens in Wales
Gardens in Northern Ireland

The arts

Art of the United Kingdom
- Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
- Pornography in the United Kingdom
British comedy
Cinema of the United Kingdom
Literature of the United Kingdom
- List of English writers
Music of the United Kingdom
Television in the United Kingdom
Theatre of the United Kingdom
- List of British playwrights
- List of theatres in the United Kingdom

Museums

Museums in England
Museums in Northern Ireland
Museums in Scotland
Museums in Wales
List of British railway museums

Music

Music of the United Kingdom
- List of music festivals in the United Kingdom

Popular music

British pop music
British popular music
Early British popular music
British Invasion
New wave of British heavy metal
Britpop
List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart
United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
Music Hall

Classical music

BBC Symphony Orchestra
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO)
Hallé Orchestra
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Royal Scottish National Orchestra
Philharmonia
London Symphony Orchestra
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
Scottish Chamber Orchestra
The Proms
British opera
Ulster Orchestra

Folk music

Music of England
Music of Northern Ireland
Music of Scotland
Music of Wales

Theatre

Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Royal National Theatre
Laurence Olivier Awards

Film

Cinema of the United Kingdom

British Film Institute
- BFI Top 100 British films
National Film and Television Archive
British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
British Independent Film Awards
Carry On films

Cultural icons

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A daffodil, a national symbol of Wales

United Kingdom icons

AEC Routemaster red double-decker bus
Baked beans
Basil Fawlty
The Beano
The Beatles
Big Ben chimes
Black Cab (hackney cab)
Boudica
Bowler hat
Britannia
British Monarchy
Britpop
British Rail
British Bulldog
Cap of Maintenance
A Clockwork Orange
Cool Britannia
Concorde
Coronation Street
Crossroads
Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
Cutty Sark
Dad's Army
Doctor Who
Dig for Victory
EastEnders
England expects that every man will do his duty
Excalibur
Excalibur (comics)
Fawlty Towers
The Few, "..so much owed by so many to so few"
Fish and chips
Football (soccer)
Frank Spencer
Full breakfast: Full English, Ulster fry, Scottish, Welsh
Gentleman's Relish
God Save the King
The Great Escape
Hackney carriage
Harry Potter
HP sauce
Hyacinth Bucket
The Italian Job
Jaffa Cakes
James Bond
John Bull
King Arthur
Land of Hope and Glory
Land Rover Defender
Last Night of the Proms
The Lion and the Unicorn
Lonsdale Belt
The Lord of the Rings
Marks & Spencer
Marmite
Mini
Miniskirt
Miss Marple
Mod
Monty Python
Morrissey
Page Three girl
Pantomime
Pint glass
Police box
Pub
Punk
King's Guard
missing name
Red Arrows
Red post boxes
Red telephone boxes
Robin
Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
Royal Warrant
Rule Britannia
Rugby
The Sex Pistols
Sherlock Holmes
Skinhead
Special Air Service (SAS)
Sten
Suffragettes
Supermarine Spitfire
Swinging Sixties
Tea (cup of)
Tea (meal)
Test Card F
Thunderbirds
Tommy Atkins (generic name for a British soldier)
Brodie helmet (helmet worn by the above)
Trooping the Colour
Twiglets
Umbrella
Union Flag
Weather
We shall never surrender, ..fight them on the beaches speech
Wallace and Gromit
Wellington boot
Winston Churchill
Woolworths Group plc

English icons

1966 World cup squad
And did those feet in ancient time
Angel of the North
Bangers and mash
The Boat Race
Clapham Junction
Cricket
Del Boy
Dixon of Dock Green
EastEnders
English rose
Full English breakfast
Jack the Ripper
King Arthur
London Bridge
London Eye
M25 motorway
Morris dance
Only Fools and Horses
Oxbridge
Premier League
Robin Hood
Saint George's Cross
Soho
Spaghetti Junction
Status Quo
Stilton cheese
Stonehenge
There'll Always Be an England
Three Lions
Tower Bridge
Tube map
Tudor rose
Yeoman
Yeomen Warders
White Cliffs of Dover

Northern Irish icons

Carrickfergus Castle
Free Derry
George Best
Giant's Causeway
Glens of Antrim
H-Blocks
Harland and Wolff
Hurling, administered by Ulster GAA
Mourne Mountains
Saint Patrick's Day

Scottish icons

Alex Ferguson
Auld Lang Syne
Bagpipes
Ben Nevis
Billy Connolly
Common riding
Dundee cake
Edinburgh Castle
Eilean Donan Castle
Flower of Scotland
Forth Bridge
Full Scottish breakfast
Great Highland bagpipe
Hackle
Haggis (with neeps and tatties)
Highland games
Kilt
Loch Lomond
Loch Ness
Old Firm
Oatcake
Porridge
Robert the Bruce
Robert Burns
St Andrew's Cross
Scotch whisky
Scotland the Brave
Scottish Premier League
Scots Wha Hae
Sgian-dubh
Shinty
Shortbread
Stirling Castle
Tam o' shanter
Tartan
Thistle
Trews
Tweed (cloth)
Unicorn
Up Helly Aa

Welsh icons

Bryn Terfel
Cymraeg (Welsh language)
Daffodil
Eisteddfod inc. National Eisteddfod of Wales
Land of my Fathers
Laver bread
Leek
Rhondda Valley
Rugby union in Wales
Tom Jones (singer)
Welsh Dragon
Welsh rarebit
Welsh hat

Languages

Languages of the United Kingdom

English Language
- English dialects
  - British English
  - Regional accents of English speakers
  - English language in England
  - Scottish English
  - Welsh English
  - Ulster English
  - Hiberno-English
- Comparison of American and British English
- Oxford English Dictionary
Celtic languages
- Welsh
- Scots Gaelic
- Irish language in Northern Ireland
  - Ulster Irish
- Cornish
- Manx
Scots in Scotland and Ulster
British Sign Language (BSL)
Romany
Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi languages
- Gujarati
- Telugu
- Tamil
- Hindi
- Punjabi
- Urdu
- Bengali

People

Demography of the United Kingdom

British people
- Lists of Britons
English people
- List of English people
People of Northern Ireland
Scottish people
- List of Scots
Welsh people
- List of Welsh people
Cornish people
- List of Cornish people
List of people commemorated by blue plaques

Interest groups and societies

British Professional Bodies
Women's Institute
List of UK learned societies
List of London's gentlemen's clubs
Pressure groups in the United Kingdom
- Fathers' rights movement in the UK

Religion

Religion in the United Kingdom

Religion in England
Religion in Northern Ireland
Religion in Scotland
Religion in Wales

Christianity
- Assemblies of God in Great Britain
- Church of England (the established church in England)
- Church of Scotland (the national church of Scotland)
- Church of Ireland
- Church in Wales
- Episcopal Church of Scotland
- Free Church of Scotland (post 1900)
- Free Church of Scotland (Continuing)
- Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
- Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
- Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland
- Presbyterian Church of Ireland
- Presbyterian Church of Wales
- General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
- Methodism
- Open Brethren
- Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland
- Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales
- Roman Catholic Church in Scotland
- Coptic Orthodox Church in Britain and Ireland
- United Reformed Church
- Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Hinduism in the United Kingdom
- Hinduism in England
- Hinduism in Northern Ireland
- Hinduism in Scotland
- Hinduism in Wales
Islam in the United Kingdom
- Islam in England
- Islam in Northern Ireland
- Islam in Scotland
- Islam in Wales
Judaism
- History of the Jews in England
- History of the Jews in Scotland
Sikhism in the United Kingdom
- Sikhism in England
- Sikhism in Scotland
Buddhism in the United Kingdom
- Buddhism in England
- Buddhism in Scotland
Druidism
Other
- Atheism/ Irreligion
- Jedi
- Scientology in the United Kingdom
- Status of religious freedom in the United Kingdom

Sports, games, and pastimes

Sport in the United Kingdom The following are the major sports; local groups may well play many others.

Angling

National Federation of Anglers
National Federation of Sea Anglers
Salmon and Trout Association

Chess

English Chess Federation
Scottish Chess Championship

Cricket

Cricket in England
- 2005 English cricket season
- England cricket team
- Marylebone Cricket Club
- County cricket
Cricket in Scotland
- Scotland national cricket team
Cricket in Wales
- England cricket team
- Wales national cricket team
Cricket in Ireland
- Ireland cricket team

Hiking

Long-distance footpaths in the UK
Ramblers' Association

Association football

British Home Championship

England
- The Football Association
- England national football team
- FA Premier League
- The Football League
- FA Cup
- English football league system
- National League System
Scotland
- Scottish Football Association
- Scotland national football team
- List of Scottish Football Clubs
- Scottish Football League
- Scottish Premier League
- Highland Football League
- East of Scotland Football League
- South of Scotland Football League
- Scottish Junior Football Association
- North Caledonian Football League
- Scottish Cup
Northern Ireland
- Irish Football Association (not to be confused with the Football Association of Ireland)
- Northern Ireland national football team
- Irish Football League (not to be confused with the League of Ireland)
Wales
- Football Association of Wales
- Wales National Football Team
- League of Wales

Polo

Hurlingham Polo Association

Rugby

England playing Wales in the Six Nations

Rugby union
- England
  - Rugby Football Union
    - England national rugby union team
    - Guinness Premiership
    - National Division One
- Wales
  - Welsh Rugby Union
    - Wales national rugby union team
    - Pro14
    - Welsh Premier Division
- Scotland
  - Scottish Rugby Union
    - Scotland national rugby union team
    - Pro14
- Northern Ireland
  - Irish Rugby Football Union
    - Ireland national rugby union team
    - Pro14
- Calcutta Cup
- Powergen Cup
- British and Irish Lions
Rugby league
- England
  - Rugby Football League
- Northern Ireland
  - Rugby League Ireland
- Scotland
  - Scotland Rugby League
- Wales
- Great Britain
- Challenge Cup

Sport rowing

Boat Race (Oxford vs Cambridge)
Henley Royal Regatta

Skiing

Ski Club of Great Britain

Other sports, games, and pastimes

London Olympics
Bowls
Curling
Darts
English billiards
Eton Wall Game
Fives (including Eton Fives)
British Gliding Association
Horse racing in Great Britain
Lawn tennis
Shinty
Skittles
Snooker
Motorsport

Education

Education in the United Kingdom
- Schools in the United Kingdom
  - Preparatory school
  - Grammar schools in the United Kingdom
  - Private schools in the United Kingdom
  - List of schools in the United Kingdom
  - School years
- Universities in the United Kingdom
  - British undergraduate degree classification
  - List of universities in the United Kingdom
  - National Union of Students of the United Kingdom

Education in England

Education in England

Academy (England)
General Teaching Council for England
List of schools in England
List of universities in England
National Curriculum for England

Education in Northern Ireland

Education in Northern Ireland

List of schools in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland Curriculum

Education in Scotland

Education in Scotland

Curriculum for Excellence
Educational Institute of Scotland
General Teaching Council for Scotland
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education
List of schools in Scotland

List of private schools in Scotland

List of universities in Scotland
Students' representative council
Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association
Scottish Qualifications Authority

Education in Wales

Education in Wales

List of schools in Wales
National Curriculum for Wales

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "United Kingdom". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-kingdom/.
↑ "Encyclopædia Britannica". http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/615557/United-Kingdom. "Island country located off the north-western coast of mainland Europe"
↑ "Countries within a country". number-10.gov.uk. http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page823. "Countries within a country"

External links

of the British Monarchy
of the United Kingdom Government
of the national tourism agency (VisitBritain)

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[CIA_World_Factbook-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "United Kingdom". The World Factbook. United States Central Intelligence Agency. 2 July 2009. https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/united-kingdom/.

[2] "Encyclopædia Britannica". http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/615557/United-Kingdom. "Island country located off the north-western coast of mainland Europe"

[Countries-3] "Countries within a country". number-10.gov.uk. http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page823. "Countries within a country"

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