Outline of the United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,^[1] commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain,^[2] is a sovereign island nation located in the British Isles of Western Europe.^[3][4][5] The United Kingdom comprises the island of Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and a large number of smaller islands.

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom:

General reference

• Pronunciation: /juːˌnaɪ.tɪd ˈkɪŋ.dəm/ ( listen)
• 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)

Geography

• 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
    • South: Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly
    • East: Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk
    • West: Rockall¹
    • High: Ben Nevis, Lochaber at 1,343 metres (4,406 ft)
    • Low: The Fens at −4 metres (−13.1 ft)
  • Land boundaries:  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

Environment

• Climate of the United Kingdom
• Environmental issues in the United Kingdom
• Conservation in the United Kingdom
• Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
• Green building in the United Kingdom
• Ecoregions in the United Kingdom
• Renewable energy in the United Kingdom
  • • Green electricity in the United Kingdom
    • Wind power in the United Kingdom
    • Solar power in the United Kingdom
• Geology of the United Kingdom
  • Earthquakes in the United Kingdom
• National parks of the United Kingdom
  • National parks of England and Wales
  • National parks of Northern Ireland
  • National parks of Scotland
• Protected areas of the United Kingdom
  • Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA)
  • Heritage Coast (England and Wales)
  • Scenic areas
    • Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) - England, Wales, Northern Ireland
    • National Scenic Area - Scotland
  • Scheduled Ancient Monument
  • Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)
  • Special Area of Conservation (SAC) (European Union)
  • Special Protection Area (SPA) (European Union)
  • Wetlands designated under the Ramsar Convention (International)
• Wildlife of the United Kingdom
  • Flora of the United Kingdom
  • Fauna of the United Kingdom
    • Birds of the United Kingdom
      • Birds of Great Britain
    • Mammals of the United Kingdom

• Climate of the United Kingdom
  • United Kingdom Climate Change Programme
  • List of UK extreme rainfall amounts
• Conservation in the United Kingdom
• Environmentally Sensitive Area
• Green belts
• Notable trees in Great Britain
• National Nature Reserves in the United Kingdom
• National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
• Special Protection Area
• Site of Special Scientific Interest
• List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom
• List of natural disasters in the United Kingdom
  • The Great Storm of 1987
• List of British mammals
• List of British reptiles
• List of British birds
  • List of Welsh birds
• List of British amphibians
• List of British fish
• Lists of insects recorded in Britain
• Trees of Britain and Ireland
• List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland

Geographic features

• Islands
• Lakes
• Mountains and hills
  • Volcanoes
• Rivers
  • Waterfalls
• World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom

Regions

• Time zone of the UK

United Kingdom, Countries of the United Kingdom, Dependencies and Territories

• United Kingdom

Ecoregions

Subdivisions

Countries

• England
  • Regions of England
    • Subdivisions of England
      • Counties of England (see also Metropolitan county and Shire county)
        • Districts of England (see also Metropolitan district and Shire district)
          • Civil parishes
      • Greater London
        • London boroughs
      • Unitary authorities

Subdivisions of England Region Region Greater London NUTS 1 statistical regions of England County Metropolitan Non-metropolitan Ceremonial District Metropolitan Non-metropolitan London borough City of London Unitary authority Isles of Scilly Civil parish Civil parish

• Northern Ireland

• Subdivisions of Northern Ireland
  • Regions of Northern Ireland
  • Districts of Northern Ireland

• Scotland

• Subdivisions of Scotland

• Wales

• Subdivisions of Wales

Crown dependencies

• Isle of Man
• Channel Islands
  • Jersey
  • Guernsey
  • Alderney
  • Sark

British Overseas Territories

• Anguilla
• Bermuda
• British Antarctic Territory
• British Indian Ocean Territory
• British Virgin Islands
• Cayman Islands
• Falkland Islands
• Gibraltar
• Montserrat
• Pitcairn Islands
• Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
• South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
• Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus
• Turks and Caicos Islands

Municipalities

• Cities
  • Capital of the United Kingdom: London
  • Second city of the United Kingdom
  • Cities by population
• Towns:
  • Towns in England
  • Burghs in Scotland
  • Towns in Wales
  • Towns in Northern Ireland

• City status in the United Kingdom
• Conurbations
• Green belt

Demography

Immigration and Ethnicity

• Immigration to the United Kingdom
• Commission for Racial Equality

• White British
  • English
  • Scottish
  • Welsh
  • Ulster-Scot
  • Cornish

• White Irish

• Other Non-indigenous White Ethnic Groups
  • Western European
  • Eastern European
  • North American
    • American-British
    • Canadians in the United Kingdom
    • Australian British
  • Other
    • British Jews
    • Irish Travellers
    • Roma
    • New age travellers

• British Asian
  • Indian
  • Pakistani

• Oriental British
  • British Chinese
  • British Filipino
  • British Japanese
  • British Korean
  • British Malaysian
  • Singaporean British

• British Arab
  • British Yemeni
  • British Iraqi
  • British Iranian
  • British Turkish

• Black British
  • British African-Caribbean community
    • Jamaican British
  • African migration to Britain
    • Ghanaian British
    • Kenyan British
    • Nigerian British
    • South African-British
    • Ugandan British
    • Tanzanian British
    • Zimbabwean British
• Latin American Briton
  • Argentines in the United Kingdom
  • Brazilian British
  • Colombian British
  • Cuban British
  • Ecuadorian Briton
  • Mexican Briton

Government and politics

Main articles: Her Majesty's Government, Monarchy of the United Kingdom, and Politics of the United Kingdom

• Form of government: parliamentary multi-party representative democratic constitutional monarchy

• Censorship in the United Kingdom
• Elections in the United Kingdom
  • British elections(specific elections)
• Gun politics in the United Kingdom
• Political parties in the United Kingdom
• Political scandals of the United Kingdom
• Taxation in the United Kingdom

Monarchy

• Air transport of the Royal Family and government of the United Kingdom
• British Royal Family
• British monarchs' family tree
• Monarchy of the United Kingdom
• Coronation of the British monarch
• HMY Britannia
• Line of succession to the British throne
• List of British Royal Residences
• List of British monarchs
• List of Royal Yachts of the United Kingdom
• List of UK place names with royal patronage
• List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter
• Royal Assent
• Royal Charter
• Royal Christmas Message
• Royal Collection Management Committee
• Royal Collection Trust
• Royal Collection
• Royal Household
• Royal Librarian
• Royal Library, Windsor
• Royal Peculiar
• Royal Philatelic Collection
• Royal Prerogative
• Royal Standard
• Royal Style and Titles Act
• Royal Train
• Royal Warrant
• Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
• Royal forest
• Style of the British Sovereign
• Succession to the British Throne

Branches of the government

Executive branch

• Head of state: Monarch of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
  • Coronation of the British monarch
    • Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
• Head of government: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, David Cameron
• Cabinet of the United Kingdom
• Departments of the United Kingdom Government

Legislative branch

• Parliament of the United Kingdom (bicameral)
  • List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom
  • List of Parliaments of Great Britain
  • Upper house: House of Lords
  • Lower house: House of Commons of the United Kingdom
    • List of British MPs

Judicial branch

• Courts of England and Wales
• Courts of Northern Ireland
• Courts of Scotland
• Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Foreign relations

International organisation membership

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a member of:^[3]

African Development Bank (AfDB) (nonregional member) African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) Arctic Council (observer) Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member) Australia Group Bank for International Settlements (BIS) British-Irish Council (BIC) Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) (nonregional member) Commonwealth of Nations Council of Europe (CE) Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) European Investment Bank (EIB) European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) European Space Agency (ESA) European Union (EU) Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Group of Five (G5) Group of Eight (G8) Group of Ten (G10) Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20) Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) International Criminal Court (ICCt) International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL International Development Association (IDA) International Energy Agency (IEA) International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) International Finance Corporation (IFC) International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) International Labour Organization (ILO) International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) International Monetary Fund (IMF) International Olympic Committee (IOC) International Organization for Migration (IOM) International Organization for Standardization (ISO) International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) International Telecommunication Union (ITU) International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) International Whaling Commission (IWO)

Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) (guest) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (partner) Paris Club Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer) United Nations (UN) United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) (associate) United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) United Nations Security Council (UNSC) (permanent member) United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) United Nations University (UNU) Universal Postal Union (UPU) Western European Union (WEU) World Confederation of Labour (WCL) World Customs Organization (WCO) World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) World Health Organization (WHO) World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) World Meteorological Organization (WMO) World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) World Trade Organization (WTO) Zangger Committee (ZC)

Law and order

• 9-9-9 emergency telephone number
• British citizenship, British nationality law
• Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
• Common law
• Constitution of the United Kingdom
  • History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom
  • Magna Carta (1215)
  • Petition of Right (1628)
  • Habeas Corpus Act (1679)
  • Bill of Rights (1689)
  • Great Reform Act (1832)
  • Parliament Act (1911)
  • Scotland Act 1998
  • House of Lords Act (1999)
  • Constitutional status of Cornwall
• Courts of the United Kingdom
• Crime in the United Kingdom
• Law of the European Union
• Human rights in the United Kingdom
  • LGBT rights in the United Kingdom
  • Freedom of religion in the United Kingdom
• High treason in the United Kingdom
• Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
  • Diplomatic Protection Group
  • Serious Organised Crime Agency
  • Special Branch
• LGBT rights in the United Kingdom
• List of prisons in the United Kingdom
• United Kingdom prison population

Law of England and Wales

• Courts of England and Wales
• Crown Prosecution Service
• English law
• Her Majesty's Prison Service
• Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
• National Offender Management Service
• National Probation Service
• Police Federation of England and Wales
• Prison population of England and Wales
• Serious Fraud Office

Law of Northern Ireland

• Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland
• Northern Ireland law

Law of Scotland

• Courts of Scotland
• Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
• Faculty of Advocates
• Scots law
• Scottish Police Federation
• Scottish Prison Service
• Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency

Military

• Command:
  • Commander-in-chief: The Sovereign - Queen Elizabeth II
  • Chief of the Defence Staff: Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup
    • Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
      • Defence Council of the United Kingdom
• Naval Service
  • First Sea Lord: Admiral Sir Mark Stanhope
  • Royal Navy
  • Royal Marines
• British Army
  • Chief of the General Staff General Sir David Richards
  • Territorial Army
• Royal Air Force
  • Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton
• United Kingdom Special Forces
• United Kingdom and weapons of mass destruction
  • Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom

Local government

• List of articles about local government in the United Kingdom

Politics of England

• Regional assemblies in England
• Local government in England
  • History of local government in England
  • Mayors in England

Politics of Northern Ireland

• Local government in Northern Ireland
  • History of local government in Northern Ireland
  • Mayors in Northern Ireland

Politics of Scotland

• History of Scottish devolution
• Local government in Scotland
  • History of local government in Scotland
  • Provosts in Scotland
• Pressure Groups in Scotland
• Scottish Parliament
  • Members of the Scottish Parliament
  • Scottish Parliamentary Election, 1999
  • Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2003
  • Scottish Parliamentary Election, 2007

Politics of Wales

Wales

This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Wales

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• Local government in Wales
  • History of local government in Wales
  • Mayors in Wales
• National Assembly for Wales
• Welsh Assembly Government

History of the UK

Main article: History of the United Kingdom, Timelines of English, Scottish, and Welsh history, and Current events of the United Kingdom

• History of the formation of the United Kingdom
• Treaty of Union
• Acts of Union 1707
• Act of Union 1800
• British Empire and the Commonwealth
• UK underground

Historical states of the British Isles

• Ancient Britain
• Avalon
• Roman Britain
• Caledonia
• Hibernia
• Kingdom of the Picts
• Kingdom of the Scots
• Heptarchy
• States in Medieval Britain
• Commonwealth of England
• Kingdom of England
• Kingdom of Ireland
• Kingdom of Scotland (when Picts and Scots merged in 843)
• Kingdom of Cornwall
• Kingdom of Great Britain (when England & Scotland merged in 1707);
• United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (when Great Britain and Ireland merged in 1801)

History of the UK, by field

• Economic history of the United Kingdom
  • Economic history of Scotland
• History of local government in the United Kingdom
  • History of local government in England
  • History of local government in Northern Ireland
  • History of local government in Scotland
  • History of local government in Wales
• Maritime history of the United Kingdom
  • Maritime history of England
  • Maritime history of Scotland
• Military history of the United Kingdom
  • Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
• History of taxation in the United Kingdom

Culture of the UK

• Cuisine of the United Kingdom
  • Cuisine of England
  • Cuisine of Northern Ireland
  • Cuisine of Scotland
  • Cuisine of Wales
• Ethnic minorities in the United Kingdom
• Festivals in the United Kingdom
• Gambling in the UK
• Humour in the United Kingdom
• Marriage in the United Kingdom
  • Marriage in England and Wales,
  • Marriage in Northern Ireland
  • Marriage in Scotland
  • Civil partnership in the United Kingdom
• Media in the United Kingdom
• Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
  • Coat of arms of the United Kingdom
  • Flag of the United Kingdom
  • National anthem of the United Kingdom
• Prostitution in the United Kingdom
• Public holidays in the United Kingdom
• Religion in the United Kingdom
  • Buddhism in the United Kingdom
  • Christianity in the United Kingdom
  • Hinduism in the United Kingdom
  • Islam in the United Kingdom
  • Judaism in the United Kingdom
  • Sikhism in the United Kingdom
• World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom

The arts in the UK

• Art in the United Kingdom
  • Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
  • Pornography in the United Kingdom
• British comedy
• Cinema of the United Kingdom
• Literature of the United Kingdom
• Music of the United Kingdom
• Television in the United Kingdom
• Theatre in the United Kingdom

Architecture of the United Kingdom

• Council Houses
• Energy efficiency in British housing
• Housing associations
• List of bridges in the United Kingdom
• National House Building Council
• New towns
• Piers (England and Wales)
• Reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
• Town and Country Planning in the United Kingdom

Architecture of England

• Abbeys and priories in England
• Crossing the Thames, including tunnels
• Historic houses in England
• Housing Corporation

Architecture of Scotland

• Abbeys and priories in Scotland

Architecture of Wales

• Abbeys and priories in Wales

Architecture of Northern Ireland

• Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland

Gardens in the UK

• List of botanical gardens in the United Kingdom
• Gardens in England
• Gardens in Scotland
• Gardens in Wales
• Gardens in Northern Ireland

Museums in the UK

• Museums in England
• Museums in Northern Ireland
• Museums in Scotland
• Museums in Wales
• List of British railway museums

Music in the UK

• Music in the UK
  • List of music festivals in the United Kingdom

British popular music

• British popular music
  • Early British popular music
  • British Invasion
  • New Wave of British Heavy Metal
  • Britpop
  • One-hit wonders in the UK
  • United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
  • Music Hall

Classical music in the UK

• BBC Symphony Orchestra
• BBC National Orchestra of Wales
• BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
• BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
• City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO)
• Hallé Orchestra
• Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
• Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Philharmonia
• London Symphony Orchestra
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
• The Proms
• British opera
• Ulster Orchestra

Folk music in the UK

• Music of England
• Music of Northern Ireland
• Music of Scotland
• Music of Wales

British theatre

• Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
• Royal National Theatre
• Laurence Olivier Awards
• Theatres in England
• Theatres in Northern Ireland
• Theatres in Scotland
• Theatres in Wales

British film

• British Film Institute
  • BFI Top 100 British films
• National Film and Television Archive
• British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA)
• British Independent Film Awards
• Carry On films

Cultural icons in the UK

United Kingdom icons

• Baked beans
• Basil Fawlty
• The Beatles
• Big Ben chimes
• Black Cab (hackney cab)
• Bowler hat
• Britannia
• British Monarchy
• Britpop
• Bulldog
• Cap of Maintenance
• A Clockwork Orange
• Cool Britannia
• Concorde
• Coronation Street
• Crossroads
• Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
• Cutty Sark
• Doctor Who
• England expects that every man will do his duty
• Fawlty Towers
• Fish and chips
• Football (soccer)
• Frank Spencer
• Gentleman's Relish
• God Save the Queen
• The Great Escape
• Hackney carriage
• Harry Potter
• Hyacinth Bucket
• The Italian Job
• Jaffa Cakes
• James Bond
• John Bull
• Land of Hope and Glory
• Last Night of the Proms
• Lonsdale Belt
• The Lord of the Rings
• Marks & Spencer
• Marmite
• Mini
• Miniskirt
• Miss Marple
• Mod
• Monty Python
• Morrissey
• Page Three girl
• Pantomime
• Pint glass
• Police box
• Pub
• Punk
• Queen's Guard
• RMS Queen Mary
• Red post boxes
• Red telephone boxes
• Robin
• Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
• Routemaster red double-decker bus
• Royal Warrant
• Rule Britannia
• Rugby
• The Sex Pistols
• Sherlock Holmes
• Skinhead
• Special Air Service (SAS)
• Sten
• Supermarine Spitfire
• Swinging Sixties
• Tea (cup of)
• Tea (meal)
• Test Card F
• Thames Television
• Thunderbirds
• Tommy Atkins (generic name for a British soldier)
• Brodie helmet (helmet worn by the above)
• Trooping the Colour
• Twiglets
• Umbrella
• Union Flag
• Weather
• Wallace and Gromit
• Wellington boot
• Woolworths Group plc

English icons

• And did those feet in ancient time
• Angel of the North
• Bangers and mash
• Beefeaters
• Cricket
• Del Boy
• Dixon of Dock Green
• EastEnders
• FA Premier League
• Full English breakfast
• Jack the Ripper
• King Arthur
• London Bridge
• London Eye
• M25 motorway
• Morris Dance
• Only Fools And Horses
• Oxbridge
• Robin Hood
• Soho
• Spaghetti Junction
• St George's Cross
• Status Quo
• Stilton cheese
• Stonehenge
• The Boat Race
• Three Lions
• Tower Bridge
• Tube map

Northern Irish icons

• Free Derry
• Giant's Causeway
• H-Blocks
• Harland and Wolff
• Mourne Mountains

Scottish icons

• Auld Lang Syne
• Bagpipes
• Braveheart
• Edinburgh Castle
• Flower of Scotland
• Forth Bridge
• Full Scottish breakfast
• Great Highland Bagpipes
• Haggis
• Kilt
• Loch Ness
• Old Firm
• Rab C. Nesbitt
• Scotland the Brave
• Scottish Premier League
• Scots Wha Hae
• Sgian dubh
• Stirling Castle
• Tartan
• Trews

Welsh icons

• Land of my Fathers
• Rhondda Valley

Languages in the United Kingdom

• English
  • English dialects
    • British English
    • Regional accents of English speakers
    • English language in England
    • Scottish English
    • Welsh English
    • Hiberno-English
  • American and British English differences
  • Oxford English Dictionary
• Celtic languages
  • Welsh
  • Scots Gaelic
  • Irish/Irish language in Northern Ireland
  • Cornish
  • Manx
• Scots in Scotland and Ulster
• British Sign Language (BSL)
• Romany
• Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi languages
  • Gujarati
  • Telugu
  • Tamil
  • Hindi
  • Punjabi
  • Urdu
  • Bengali

People of the UK

• List of English people
• List of Northern Irish people
• List of Scots
• List of Welsh people
• List of Cornish people
• List of people commemorated by blue plaques

Interest groups and societies

• British Professional Bodies
• Women's Institute
• List of UK learned societies
• List of London's gentlemen's clubs
• Pressure groups in the United Kingdom
  • Fathers' rights movement in the UK

Religion in the UK

Religion in the United Kingdom

• Religion in England
• Religion in Northern Ireland
• Religion in Scotland
• Religion in Wales
• Christianity
  • Assemblies of God in Great Britain
  • Church of England (the established church in England)
  • Church of Scotland (the national church of Scotland)
  • General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
  • Methodism
  • Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland
  • Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales
  • Roman Catholic Church in Scotland
  • United Reformed Church
  • Religious Society of Friends (Quakers)
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Hinduism in the United Kingdom
  • Hinduism in England
  • Hinduism in Northern Ireland
  • Hinduism in Scotland
  • Hinduism in Wales
• Islam in the United Kingdom
  • Islam in England
  • Islam in Northern Ireland
  • Islam in Scotland
  • Islam in Wales
• Judaism
  • History of the Jews in England
  • History of the Jews in Scotland
• Sikhism in the United Kingdom
  • Sikhism in England
  • Sikhism in Scotland
• Buddhism in the United Kingdom
  • Buddhism in England
  • Buddhism in Scotland
• Druidism
• See also:
  • Atheism/ Irreligion
  • Jedi
  • Scientology in the United Kingdom
  • Status of religious freedom in the United Kingdom

Sports, games, and pastimes in the UK

The following are the major sports; local groups may well play many others.

Angling in the UK

• National Federation of Anglers[1]
• National Federation of Sea Anglers[2]
• Salmon and Trout Association[3]

Cricket in the UK

• Cricket in England
  • 2005 English cricket season
  • England cricket team
  • Marylebone Cricket Club
  • Middlesex County Cricket Club

• Cricket in Scotland
  • Scottish national cricket team
• Cricket in Wales

Chess in the UK

• English Chess Federation
• Scottish Chess Championship

Association football in the United Kingdom

• British Home Championship
• England
  • The Football Association
  • English national football team
  • FA Premier League
  • The Football League
  • FA Cup
  • English football league system
  • National League System
• Scotland
  • Scottish Football Association
  • Scottish national football team
  • List of Scottish Football Clubs
  • Scottish Football League
  • Scottish Premier League
  • Highland Football League
  • East of Scotland Football League
  • South of Scotland Football League
  • Scottish Junior Football Association
  • North Caledonian Football League
  • Scottish Cup
• Northern Ireland
  • Irish Football Association (not to be confused with the Football Association of Ireland)
  • Northern Ireland national football team
  • Irish Football League (not to be confused with the League of Ireland)
• Wales
  • Football Association of Wales
  • Welsh national football team
  • League of Wales

Rugby in the UK

• Rugby union
  • England
    • Rugby Football Union
      • England national rugby union team
      • Guinness Premiership
      • National Division One
  • Wales
    • Welsh Rugby Union
      • Wales national rugby union team
      • Celtic League
      • Welsh Premier Division
  • Scotland
    • Scottish Rugby Union
      • Scotland national rugby union team
      • Celtic League
  • Northern Ireland
    • Irish Rugby Football Union
      • Ireland national rugby union team
      • Celtic League
  • Calcutta Cup
  • Powergen Cup
  • British and Irish Lions
• Rugby league
  • England
    • Rugby Football League
  • Northern Ireland
    • Rugby League Ireland
  • Scotland
    • Scotland Rugby League
  • Wales
  • Great Britain
  • Challenge Cup

Hiking in the UK

• Long-distance footpaths in the UK
• Ramblers' Association

Sport rowing in the UK

• Boat Race (Oxford vs Cambridge)
• Henley Royal Regatta

Skiing in the UK

• Ski Club of Great Britain

Other sports, games, and pastimes in the UK

• London Olympics
• Curling
• Darts
• English billiards
• Eton Wall Game
• Fives (including Eton Fives)
• British Gliding Association
• Horseracing in Great Britain
• Lawn tennis
• Skittles
• Snooker
• Motorsport

Economy and infrastructure of the UK

• Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2008): 6th (sixth)

• Agriculture in the United Kingdom
• Banking in the United Kingdom
• Banks of the United Kingdom
• Communications in the United Kingdom
  • Internet in the United Kingdom
• Companies of the United Kingdom

• Currency of the United Kingdom: Pound Sterling
  • ISO 4217: GBP

• Economic history of the United Kingdom
• Energy in the United Kingdom
  • Oil industry in the United Kingdom
• Mining in the United Kingdom
• Tourism in the United Kingdom
• Transport in the United Kingdom

• United Kingdom Stock Exchange

• Bank of England
• Bank of Scotland
• Royal Bank of Scotland
• British coinage
• British banknotes
• Pound Sterling
• FTSE 100 Index
• Private finance initiative

• Economy of the United Kingdom
  • Tourism in England
  • Tourism in Scotland
  • Tourism in Wales
  • Tourism in Northern Ireland
• The Industrial Revolution
• The Great Depression in the United Kingdom
• Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
• Energy policy of the United Kingdom
  • Energy policy of Scotland
• British Professional Bodies Government Sites

Regulatory bodies

• Advertising Standards Authority
• Financial Services Authority or FSA
• Housing Corporation
• Office of Communications (Ofcom)
• Office of the Water Regulator (Ofwat)
• Press Complaints Commission
• Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)

Trade Union Federations

• Trades Union Congress
• Scottish Trades Union Congress

Education in the UK

• Education in the United Kingdom
  • Schools in the United Kingdom
    • Preparatory school
    • Grammar schools in the United Kingdom
    • Independent school (UK)
    • List of schools in the United Kingdom
    • School years
  • Universities in the United Kingdom
    • British undergraduate degree classification
    • List of universities in the United Kingdom
    • National Union of Students of the United Kingdom

Education in England

• Education in England

• Academy (England)
• General Teaching Council for England
• List of schools in England
• List of universities in England
• National Curriculum (England, Wales and Northern Ireland)

Education in Northern Ireland

• Education in Northern Ireland

• List of schools in Northern Ireland

Education in Scotland

• Education in Scotland

• Educational Institute of Scotland
• General Teaching Council for Scotland
• Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education
• List of schools in Scotland

• List of independent schools in Scotland

• List of universities in Scotland
• Students' Representative Council
• Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association
• Scottish Qualifications Authority

Education in Wales

• Education in Wales

• List of schools in Wales

Infrastructure of the UK

• Fire services in the United Kingdom
• Health care in the United Kingdom
  • Health care in England
  • Health care in Northern Ireland
  • Health care in Scotland
  • Health care in Wales
• Transportation in the United Kingdom
• Water supply and sanitation in the United Kingdom

Transport in the United Kingdom

• Airports in the United Kingdom
• Bus transport in the United Kingdom
• Coach transport in the United Kingdom
• Railway system
  • History
  • List of railway viaducts in the United Kingdom
  • Stations A-Z
• Trams and Light Rail Trams and light rail systems
• Roads in the United Kingdom
  • British car number plates
  • Great Britain road numbering scheme
  • List of British car manufacturers
  • List of motorways in the United Kingdom
  • Motoring taxation in the United Kingdom
• Waterways in the United Kingdom
  • British Waterways
  • History of the British canal system
• Tunnels in the United Kingdom
• Cycleways in the United Kingdom
• Common Travel Area
• Transport Scotland

See also

• England
• Northern Ireland
• Scotland
• Wales

• Commonwealth realm
• List of international rankings
• Member state of the Commonwealth of Nations
• Member state of the European Union
• Member state of the Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
• Member state of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
• Member state of the United Nations
• Monarchy of the United Kingdom
• Outline of Europe
• Outline of geography

References

External links

Wikimedia Atlas of the United Kingdom

• (French) List of United Kingdom regions rulers
• Official website of the British Monarchy
• Official website of the United Kingdom Government
• Official tourist guide to Britain
• Details of days out and attractions around Britain
• Official Yearbook of the United Kingdom
• "Countries within a country" from the Official Website of the British Prime Minister
• Economic & Social Data Ranking/ United Kingdom
• Outline of the United Kingdom travel guide from Wikitravel

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