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Identity
Regime
Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Capital
London
Population
68,000,000
Area
243,610 km²
Currency
GBP
Executive
Head of State
Charles III
2022
2022
Head of Government
Andy Burnham
2026
2026
Cabinet (size)
24
Parliament
1,458 seats
2 chamber(s)
2 chamber(s)
Governance
V-Dem (0-1)
0.77
#37
#37
Freedom House
92/100
Free
Free
CPI corruption
70/100
#20
#20
Press RSF
79/100
#18
#18
Economy
GDP (B$)
4003 Md$
2025
2025
GDP / capita
57,602 $
2025
2025
Growth %
1.4 %
2025
2025
Inflation %
3.9 %
2025
2025
Unemployment %
4.7 %
2025
2025
Defense & nuclear
Defense budget
88.0 Md$
2.4 %PIB · #6
2.4 %PIB · #6
Nuclear posture
225 warheads
npt5
npt5
Listed military units
448
International posture
Sanctions
—
Chokepoints
Manche · Détroit de Gibraltar
Alliances
OTAN · G7 · G20 · AUKUS · Five Eyes · Commonwealth · Conseil de sécurité ONU · UN · OECD · WTO · Council of Europe · OSCE
Alignment USA · RUS · CHN
92% · 14% · 21%
UN vote
UN vote
Treaties ratified (of 10)
9/10