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Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland ( variously described as a country, [1] province, [2] [3] [4] jurisdiction [5] or region [6] [7] ). The UK Prime Minister 's website has used the phrase "countries within a country" to ...
The capital and largest city of the United Kingdom (as well as the capital of England) is London, the wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million. The cities of Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast are the national capitals of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, respectively.
Luxembourg is a representative democracy headed by a constitutional monarch, Grand Duke Henri, making it the world's only remaining sovereign grand duchy . Luxembourg is a developed country with an advanced economy and one of the world's highest GDP (PPP) per capita as per IMF and World Bank estimates.
London. / 51.50722°N 0.12750°W / 51.50722; -0.12750. London ( / ˈlʌndən / LUN-dən) [6] is the capital and largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of around 8.8 million. [7] The wider metropolitan area is the largest in Western Europe, with a population of 14.9 million.
The city's growth levelled off and the population stabilized around 240,000 for most of the 18th century. In 1750, Amsterdam was the fourth largest city in Western Europe, behind London (676,000), Paris (560,000) and Naples (324,000).
Since the withdrawal of the United Kingdom, France is the only member officially recognised as a nuclear weapon state and the sole holder of a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council. France and Italy are also the only EU countries that have power projection capabilities outside of Europe. [130]
Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City [8] ), and has a 2020 population estimate of 198,590 for the city, [4] making it the United Kingdom's 39th most populous built-up area, and 224,190 for the wider council area including outlying localities. [5] The city is 93 mi (150 km) northeast of Edinburgh and ...