Languages: English, Scots (about 30% of the population of Scotland), Scottish Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland), Welsh (about 20% of the population of Wales), Irish (about 10% of the population of Northern Ireland)
Religions: Christian (includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 59.5%, Muslim 4.4%, Hindu 1.3%, other 2%, unspecified 7.2%, none 25.7%
Formal name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Alternate names: Britain, Great Britain, UK, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Government type: parliamentary constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Leaders: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II; head of government: Prime Minister Theresa MAY