General Reference
- Pronunciation: i/juːˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/
- 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: The United Kingdom, the UK, Britain
- Official endonyms: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Adjectivals: British, United Kingdom
- Demonyms: Briton, British
- 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 ISO 3166-2:GB
- Internet country code top-level domain: .uk, .gb (not used)
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