The ISO code of United Kingdom is GB according to the ISO 3166 standard. The local name of the country is the same as its English name. United Kingdom capital city is London. People in United Kingdom speak the English language. In the year 1707, United Kingdom emerged as a sovereign political entity. The largest city in United Kingdom is London.

United Kingdom is located in the UTC +00:00 time zone, which is also called Western European Time or WET. The internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for United Kingdom is .uk. Other domains assigned to United Kingdom are .gb, .london, .cymru, .wales, .scot, .eu. The domain name .eu is available for use by organizations in and residents of European Union member-states. The International dialing code for United Kingdom is 44. People in United Kingdom drive on the left side of the road. Total land area of United Kingdom is 243,610 km² (approx. 94,058 mi²). United Kingdom is not a landlocked country. It means that is is bordered by at least one major body of water.