...|national_anthem="God Save the Queen"It is sometimes claimed by those from legislative traditions that God Save the Queen is only the de facto anthem because no law was passed making it so. In the British tradition such laws are not necessary. Proclamation and usage are sufficient to make it the official national anthem. God Save the Queen also serves as the Royal anthem for several other countries.|official_languages=English (de facto)English is established by de facto usage. In Wales, the Bwrdd yr Iaith Gymraeg is legally tasked with ensuring that, "in the conduct of public business and the administration of justice, the English and Welsh languages should be treated on a basis of equality". . Bòrd na Gàidhlig is tasked with "securing the status of the Gaelic language as an official language of Scotland commanding equal respect to the English language"|regional_languages=Irish, Ulster Scots, Scottish Gaelic , Scots, Welsh, Cornish the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages the Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Cornish, Irish, Ulster Scots and Scots languages are officially recognised as Regional or Minority languages by the UK Government () See also Languages of the United Kingdom.|ethnic_groups=92.1% White (mainly of British Isles descent, with minorities of other descent) 4.0% South Asian 2.0% Black 1.2% Mixed 0.4% Chinese 0.4% Other|ethnic_groups_year=2001 See: UK ethnic groups list|demonym=British, Briton|capital=London|latd=51|latm=30|latNS=N|longd=0|longm=7|longEW=W|largest_city=London|government_type=Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy|leader_title1=Monarch|leader_name1=Queen Elizabeth II|leader_title2=Prime Minister|leader_name2=Gordon Brown MP|sovereignty_type=Formation|legislature=Parliament|upper_house=House of Lords|lower_house=House of Commons|state_religion=Anglicanism|sovereignty_note=|established_event1=Acts of Union 1707|established_date1=1 May 1707|established_event2=Act of Union 1800|established_date2=1 January 1801|established_event3=Anglo-Irish Treaty|established_date3=12 April 1922|accessionEUdate=1 January 1973|religion=Anglican|EUseats=78|area_rank=79th|area_magnitude=1 E11|area_km2=244820|area_sq_mi=94526|percent_water=1.34|population_estimate_year=2009|population_estimate=61,113,205|population_estimate_rank=22nd|population_census=58,789,194 Population Estimates at www.statistics.gov.uk|population_census_year=2001|population_density_km2=246|population_density_sq_mi=637|population_density_rank=48th|GDP_PPP_year=2008|GDP_PPP=$2.228 trillion|GDP_PPP_rank=7th|GDP_PPP_per_capita=$36,357|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank=18th|GDP_nominal=$2.680 trillion|GDP_nominal_rank=6th|GDP_nominal_year=2008|GDP_nominal_per_capita=$43,733|GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank=20th|HDI_year=2007|HDI=0.947 Human Development Report 2009. The United Nations. Retrieved 5 October 2009|HDI_rank=21st|HDI_category=very high|Gini=34|Gini_year=2005|Gini_rank=|currency=Pound sterlingThe Euro is accepted in many payphones and some larger shops.|currency_code=GBP|country_code=GBR|time_zone=GMT|utc_offset=+0|time_zone_DST=BST|utc_offset_DST=+1|drives_on=leftBritish dependencies drive on the left except for BIOT and Gibraltar.|cctld=.ukISO 3166-1 alpha-2 states that this should be GB, but .gb is practically unused. The .eu domain is shared with other European Union member states. Read full entry

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