Outline of The United Kingdom - Geography

Geography

See also: Geography of England, Geography of Northern Ireland, Geography of Scotland and Geography of Wales

• The United Kingdom is...
  • both a country and a country made up of countries
  • both a nation state and a state made up of nations
  • an island country
  • a Commonwealth realm
• Location:
  • Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime meridian
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Eurasia (but not on the mainland)
    • Europe
      • Northern Europe and Western Europe
        • British Isles
          • Great Britain (entire island and adjacent isles)
          • Ireland (northeastern sixth of the island)
  • Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time = Western European Time (UTC+00), British Summer Time = Western European Summer Time (UTC+01)
  • Extreme points of the United Kingdom:
    • North: Out Stack, Shetland Islands 60°51′N 0°52′W / 60.850°N 0.867°W / 60.850; -0.867
    • South: Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly 49°51′N 6°24′W / 49.850°N 6.400°W / 49.850; -6.400
    • East: Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk 52°28.87′N 1°45.77′E / 52.48117°N 1.76283°E / 52.48117; 1.76283
    • West: Rockall1 57°35′N 13°41′W / 57.583°N 13.683°W / 57.583; -13.683
    • High: Ben Nevis, Lochaber at 1,343 metres (4,406 ft) 56°47′49.150″N 5°0′17.22″W / 56.79698611°N 5.0047833°W / 56.79698611; -5.0047833
    • Low: The Fens at −4 metres (−13 ft) 52°29′18″N 0°13′52″W / 52.48838°N 0.23118°W / 52.48838; -0.23118
  • Land boundaries: Republic of Ireland 360 km
  • Coastline: 12,429 km
• Population of the United Kingdom: 61,838,154 (2009 estimate) - 22nd most populous country
  • Population of the countries of the United Kingdom
• Area of the United Kingdom: 244,820 km2 (94,530 sq mi) - 79th most extensive country
  • Area of the countries of the United Kingdom
• Atlas of the United Kingdom
  • Atlas of England
  • Atlas of Northern Ireland
  • Atlas of Scotland
  • Atlas of Wales
  • Economic geography of the United Kingdom