IrelandAbout United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is a country in Northern Europe, one of the 45 countries of Europe on GlobeQuizz. Its full official name is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In Arabic, the name is written المملكة المتحدة, and the capital لندن. Its geographic centre lies in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
The capital of the United Kingdom is London. London lies at about 52° north and 0° west. The official language of the United Kingdom is English. Its currency is the British Pound, with the symbol £ and the international code GBP.
The United Kingdom covers about 242,900 square kilometres, which puts it 78th by area among the 195 countries on GlobeQuizz. It shares land borders with one country: Ireland. Other countries in Northern Europe include Sweden, Finland, and Norway. To practise flags, capitals and currencies, play the Europe quiz on GlobeQuizz, which mixes the United Kingdom with the other countries of the same region.