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Official Name:United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Capital: London
Area: 244,880 square kilometres(94,549 square miles)

Major cities (Population)
London 7,335,000 (1995)
Manchester 2,277,000 (1995)
Birmingham 934,900 (1991 estimate)
Leeds 674,400 (1991 estimate)
Glasgow 654,542 (1991 estimate)
Sheffield 500,500 (1991 estimate)
Bradford 449,100 (1991 estimate)
Liverpool 448,300 (1991 estimate)
Edinburgh 421,213 (1991 estimate)
Bristol 370,300 (1991 estimate)
Belfast 279,237 (1991 estimate)
Cardiff 272,600 (1991 estimate)
Aberdeen 201,099 (1991 estimate)
Swansea 182,100 (1991 estimate)
Dundee 165,548 (1991 estimate)

Type of Government: Constitutional monarchy Independence 1 January 1801 (United Kingdom established)
Constitution: Unwritten; partly statutes, partly common law and practice.
Voting Rights: Universal at age 18