United Kingdom
Europe · Northern Europe
Key facts
- Capital
- London
- Region
- Europe
- Subregion
- Northern Europe
- Population (2025)
- 69.5 million (69,487,000) · rank 22 of 193
- Area (2023)
- 243,610 km² · rank 78 of 193
- People per km²
- 285 (calculated from the two figures above)
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (2025, 2023), CC BY 4.0. data.worldbank.org
Test yourself
The first question is always United Kingdom, then four more countries of the same region.
Unfolding the map…
Neighbours on the map
Countries whose outline shares a border with United Kingdom in the map data: 1.
- Ireland capitals 460 km apart
Based on the Natural Earth 1:110m outlines. The 29 states drawn as dots are not counted as neighbours.
The flag
Flags with a similar colour layout, used as wrong options on Hard: Liberia, United States, Malaysia, Denmark.
In the quizzes
The levels on which United Kingdom is asked in each selection:
| Selection | Map | Flag | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| World | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium |
| Europe | Easy · Medium | Easy · Medium · Hard | Easy · Medium · Hard |
| Giants by population | Hard | Medium · Hard | Medium · Hard |
In four languages
| Country | Capital | |
|---|---|---|
| English | United Kingdom | London |
| Italiano | Regno Unito | Londra |
| Magyar | Egyesült Királyság | London |
| Suomi | Iso-Britannia | Lontoo |