The United Kingdom flag is a white-fimbriated symmetric red cross on a blue field with a white-fimbriated counterchanged saltire of red and white. The used colors in the flag are blue, red, white. The proportion of the United Kingdom flag is 1:2. The Flag of the United Kingdom was adopted in 1801. The first use of the current flag design was in 1801. The last change to the current United Kingdom flag design was in 1801.
Flag of the United Kingdom - Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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History
First flag usage:
1801
Adoption current flag:
1801
Last change flag:
1801
Flag proportion 1:2
21Flag colors
Blue
Red
White
Country information
Country:
The United Kingdom
Continent:
Europe
Official languages:
English
Capital:
London
Government:
Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Border length:
360 km / 224 miles
Neighbouring countries:
Ireland:
360 km
224 miles
The United Kingdom
The United Kingdom flag is the flag of the country named The United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is located in continental Europe. The United Kingdom has 1 neighbouring country. The total length of land borders of The United Kingdom is 224 mi/ 360 km. The United Kingdom border neighbours and border lengths are: Ireland: 360 km.
64 769 452 people are living in the United Kingdom, a country stretching over 93 628 sq mi/ 242 495 km² (0.69% water). The population density in The United Kingdom is of 692 per sq mi/ 267 people per km². The official language of The United Kingdom is English. The capital city of the United Kingdom is London. The United Kingdom is a Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
The currency in the United Kingdom is the British pound £ (GBP). UTC (standard time) in The United Kingdom is UTC+00:00 and UTC+01:00 in summer. The United Kingdom has the unique two-letter country code, GB (also Internet top-level domain), its three-letter country code is GBR, and its three-digit country code is 826. The calling code for The United Kingdom is +44.
Water
Currency
British pound £ (GBP)
Timezones
CET:
UTC+00:00
CEST:
UTC+01:00
Codes
Internet TLD:
GB
Alpha-3 code:
GBR
Numeric code:
826
Calling code:
+44
