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Capital London
Official language English
Government Constitutional monarchy
Monarch Queen Elisabeth II
Prime Minister Tony Blair
Area 244,820 km2 (77th in the world)
Population 59,834,300 (21st in the world)
Population density 246,5 / km2 (33rd in the world)
Currency Pound sterling (GBP)
Time zone UTC+0 (in summer UTC+1)
Calling code +44 XX XXXX XX XX
Internet TLD .uk
Largest cities London (7,172,091 habitants)
Birmingham (970,892 habitants)
Glasgow (629,501 habitants)
Liverpool (469,017 habitants)
Leeds (443,247 habitants)