Outline of the United Kingdom
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; a sovereign state in Europe, commonly known as the United Kingdom, or Britain. Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, it includes the island of Great Britain—a term also applied loosely to refer to the whole country—the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands
General reference
- The United Kingdom is...
- * both a country and a country made up of countries
- * both a nation state and a state made up of nations
- * an island country
- * a Commonwealth realm
- Pronunciation:
- Abbreviations: UK
- Common English country names: The United Kingdom, The UK, or Britain
- Official English country name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Common endonyms: United Kingdom, UK, Britain
- Official endonyms: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Adjectivals: British, United Kingdom
- Demonyms: Briton, British, Brit
- Etymology: Name of Britain, Name of the United Kingdom
- * Name of England
- * Name of Northern Ireland
- * Name of Scotland
- * Name of Wales
- International rankings of the United Kingdom
- Terminology of the British Isles
- United Kingdom-related topics
- * England-related topics
- * Scotland-related topics
- * Wales-related topics
- * Northern Ireland-related topics
- ISO country codes: GB, GBR, 826
- ISO region codes: See
- Internet country code top-level domain:.uk,.gb
Countries of the United Kingdom, Dependencies, Territories and Commonwealth
Countries of the UK and their subdivisions
- England
- * Subdivisions of England
- ** Regions of England
- *** Counties of England '
- *** Unitary authorities of England
- *** Districts of England '
- *** Civil parishes
- ** Greater London
- *** London boroughs
- ** West Midlands
- Northern Ireland
- * Subdivisions of Northern Ireland
- ** Regions of Northern Ireland
- *** Districts of Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- * Subdivisions of Scotland
- Wales
- * Subdivisions of Wales
Crown dependencies
- Isle of Man
- Channel Islands
- * Jersey
- * Guernsey
- * Alderney
- * Sark
British Overseas Territories
- Anguilla
- Bermuda
- British Antarctic Territory
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Cayman Islands
- Falkland Islands
- Gibraltar
- Montserrat
- Pitcairn Islands
- Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia in Cyprus
- Turks and Caicos Islands
Commonwealth of Nations
The United Kingdom is a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations- Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations
- * Commonwealth realm
- Commonwealth citizen
- * Head of the Commonwealth
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Commonwealth Games
Geography, resources and demography
- Location:
- * Northern Hemisphere, on the Prime meridian
- * Atlantic Ocean
- * Eurasia
- ** Europe
- *** Northern Europe and Western Europe
- **** British Isles
- ***** Great Britain
- ***** Ireland
- * Time zone: Greenwich Mean Time = Western European Time, British Summer Time = Western European Summer Time
- Area of the United Kingdom: - 79th most extensive country
- * Area of the countries of the United Kingdom
- Extreme points of the United Kingdom:
- * North: Out Stack, Shetland Islands
- * South: Western Rocks, Isles of Scilly
- * East: Lowestoft Ness, Suffolk
- * West: Rockall1
- * High: Ben Nevis, Lochaber at
- ** Low: The Fens at
- * Land boundaries: 360 km
- * Land boundary: undersea in Channel Tunnel
- * Coastline: 12,429 km
- :commons:Atlas of the United Kingdom|Atlas of the United Kingdom
- * :commons:Atlas of England|Atlas of England
- * :commons:Atlas of Northern Ireland|Atlas of Northern Ireland
- * :commons:Atlas of Scotland|Atlas of Scotland
- * :commons:Atlas of Wales|Atlas of Wales
- * Economic geography of the United Kingdom
Ecoregions
Environment
- Climate of the United Kingdom
- Environmental issues in the United Kingdom
- Conservation in the United Kingdom
- Energy in the United Kingdom
- Green building in the United Kingdom
- Ecoregions in the United Kingdom
- Renewable energy in the United Kingdom
- * Green electricity in the United Kingdom
- ** Hydroelectricity in the United Kingdom
- ** Wind power in the United Kingdom
- ** Solar power in the United Kingdom
- Geology of the United Kingdom
- * Earthquakes in the British Isles
- National parks of the United Kingdom
- * National parks of England and Wales
- * National parks of Northern Ireland
- * National parks of Scotland
- Protected areas of the United Kingdom
- * Environmentally sensitive area
- * Heritage coast
- * Scenic areas
- ** Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty – England, Wales, Northern Ireland
- ** National scenic area – Scotland
- * Scheduled monument
- * Site of Special Scientific Interest
- * Special Area of Conservation
- * Special Protection Area
- * Wetlands designated under the Ramsar Convention
- Wildlife of the United Kingdom
- * Flora of the United Kingdom
- ** Trees of Britain and Ireland
- ** List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland
- * Fauna of the United Kingdom
- ** List of mammals of the United Kingdom
- ** Birds of the United Kingdom
- *** List of birds of Great Britain
- *** List of birds of Wales
- ** List of reptiles of Great Britain
- ** List of amphibians of Great Britain
- ** List of fish of Great Britain
- ** Lists of insects of Great Britain
- Climate of the United Kingdom
- * United Kingdom Climate Change Programme
- * List of UK extreme rainfall amounts
- Conservation in the United Kingdom
- Environmentally sensitive area
- * Green belts
- * Notable trees in Great Britain
- * National nature reserve
- * National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty
- * Special Protection Area
- ** Site of Special Scientific Interest
- List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom
- List of natural disasters in the British Isles
- * The Great Storm of 1987
Geographic features
- Coastline
- Islands
- Lakes
- Lochs
- Mountains and hills
- * Volcanoes
- Rivers
- * Waterfalls
- World Heritage Sites
Regions
- Time zone of the UK
Municipalities
- Cities
- * Capital of the United Kingdom: London
- * Second city of the United Kingdom
- * Cities by population
- Towns:
- * Towns in England
- * Burghs in Scotland
- * Towns in Wales
- * Towns in Northern Ireland
- City status in the United Kingdom
- Conurbations
- Green belt
Natural Resources
- Energy in the United Kingdom inc. Renewable energy in the United Kingdom
- * Biodiesel in the United Kingdom
- * Coal mining in the United Kingdom
- * Geothermal power in the United Kingdom
- * Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom
- * Hydroelectricity in the United Kingdom
- * Marine energy in the United Kingdom
- * North Sea oil
- * Solar power in the United Kingdom
- * Wind power in the United Kingdom
- Food
- * Agriculture in the United Kingdom
- * Fishing industry in England
- * Fishing in Scotland
- * Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom
- Materials
- * Forestry in the United Kingdom
- * Mining in the United Kingdom
- List of renewable resources produced and traded by the United Kingdom
Demography
- Population of the United Kingdom: 64,105,700 making it the 22nd most populous country and, with a population density of 259/km2, ranking it 51st on the List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density. This is largely due to the particularly high population density of England which measures 406/km2.
- * Population of the countries of the United Kingdom
- * UK birth and deaths since 1960
- * Immigration to the United Kingdom
Ethnicity
- Commission for Racial Equality
- British
- White British
- * English
- * Scottish
- * Welsh
- * Northern Irish
- * Ulster-Scot
- * Cornish
- White Irish
- Other Non-indigenous White Ethnic Groups
- * Western European
- ** French migration to the United Kingdom
- ** Dutch people in the United Kingdom
- ** Italians in the United Kingdom
- ** Germans in the United Kingdom
- ** Spaniards in the United Kingdom
- ** Portuguese in the United Kingdom
- ** Scandinavian migration to Britain
- * Eastern European
- ** Poles in the United Kingdom
- ** Baltic people in the United Kingdom
- ** Lithuanians in the United Kingdom
- ** Czechs in the United Kingdom
- ** Hungarians in the United Kingdom
- ** Greeks in the United Kingdom
- ** Serbs in the United Kingdom
- ** Romanians in the United Kingdom
- ** Bulgarians in the United Kingdom
- ** British Cypriots
- * North American
- ** Americans in the United Kingdom
- ** Canadians in the United Kingdom
- ** Australians in the United Kingdom
- * Other
- ** British Jews
- ** Irish Travellers
- ** Roma
- ** New age travellers
- British Asian
- * British Indian
- * British Pakistanis
- * British Bangladeshi
- * British Sri Lankans
- Oriental British
- * British Chinese
- * Filipinos in the United Kingdom
- * Japanese in the United Kingdom
- * Koreans in the United Kingdom
- * Thais in the United Kingdom
- * Malaysians in the United Kingdom
- * Singaporeans in the United Kingdom
- British Arabs
- * Yemenis in the United Kingdom
- * British Iraqis
- * Armenians in the United Kingdom
- * Iranians in the United Kingdom
- * British Turks
- Black British
- * British African-Caribbean community
- ** Barbadian British
- ** British Jamaican
- * African migration to Britain
- ** Ghanaians in the United Kingdom
- ** Kenyan migration to the United Kingdom
- ** British Nigerian
- ** South Africans in the United Kingdom
- ** Ugandan migration to the United Kingdom
- ** Tanzanians in the United Kingdom
- ** Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom
- Latin American migration to the United Kingdom
- * Argentines in the United Kingdom
- * Brazilians in the United Kingdom
- * Colombians in the United Kingdom
- * Ecuadorians in the United Kingdom
Government, monarchy, politics and honours
- Form of government: parliamentary multi-party representative democratic constitutional monarchy
- Censorship in the United Kingdom
- Elections in the United Kingdom
- *
- Gun politics in the United Kingdom
- Political parties in the United Kingdom
- Political scandals of the United Kingdom
- Taxation in the United Kingdom
Monarchy
- Air transport of the Royal Family and government of the United Kingdom
- British Royal Family
- British monarchs' family tree
- Monarchy of the United Kingdom
- Coronation of the British monarch
- Household Cavalry
- Household Division
- HMY Britannia
- Line of succession to the British throne
- List of British Royal Residences
- List of British monarchs
- List of Royal Yachts of the United Kingdom
- List of UK place names with royal patronage
- List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter
- Queen's Guard and Queen's Life Guard
- Royal Assent
- Royal Charter
- Royal Christmas Message
- Royal Collection Management Committee
- Royal Collection Trust
- Royal Collection
- Royal Household
- Royal Librarian
- Royal Library, Windsor
- Royal Peculiar
- Royal Philatelic Collection
- Royal Prerogative
- Royal Standard
- Royal Style and Titles Act
- Royal Train
- Royal Warrant of Appointment
- Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
- Royal forest
- Style of the British Sovereign
- Succession to the British Throne
Branches of the government
Executive branch
- Head of state: Monarch of the United Kingdom, Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
- * Coronation of the British monarch
- ** Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
- Head of government: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson
- Cabinet of the United Kingdom
- Departments of the United Kingdom Government
Legislative branch
- Parliament of the United Kingdom
- * List of Parliaments of the United Kingdom
- * List of Parliaments of Great Britain
- * Upper house: House of Lords
- * Lower house: House of Commons of the United Kingdom
- ** List of British MPs
Judicial branch
- Courts of England and Wales
- Courts of Northern Ireland
- Courts of Scotland
- Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Foreign relations
- History
- Timeline of British diplomatic history
- United Kingdom and the United Nations
- Special Relationship
- Diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom
- Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
International organisation membership
- African Development Bank
- African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur
- Arctic Council
- Asian Development Bank
- Australia Group
- Bank for International Settlements
- British-Irish Council
- Caribbean Development Bank
- Commonwealth of Nations
- Confederation of European Paper Industries
- Council of Europe
- Council of the Baltic Sea States
- Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- European Investment Bank
- European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites
- European Organization for Nuclear Research
- European Space Agency
- Food and Agriculture Organization
- General Conference on Weights and Measures
- Group of Five
- Group of Eight
- Group of Ten
- Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors
- Inter-American Development Bank
- International Atomic Energy Agency
- International Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- International Chamber of Commerce
- International Civil Aviation Organization
- International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
- International Criminal Court
- International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL
- International Development Association
- International Energy Agency
- International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
- International Finance Corporation
- International Fund for Agricultural Development
- International Hydrographic Organization
- International Labour Organization
- International Maritime Organization
- International Mobile Satellite Organization
- International Monetary Fund
- International Olympic Committee
- International Organization for Migration
- International Organization for Standardization
- International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement
- International Telecommunication Union
- International Telecommunications Satellite Organization
- International Trade Union Confederation
- International Whaling Commission
- Inter-Parliamentary Union
- Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency
- Non-Aligned Movement
- North Atlantic Treaty Organization
- Nuclear Energy Agency
- Nuclear Suppliers Group
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
- Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
- Organization of American States
- Pacific Islands Forum
- Paris Club
- Permanent Court of Arbitration
- Secretariat of the Pacific Community
- Southeast European Cooperative Initiative
- United Nations
- United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
- United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
- United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
- United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
- United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
- United Nations Industrial Development Organization
- United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo
- United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission
- United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina
- United Nations Mission in Liberia
- United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone
- United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo
- United Nations Mission in the Sudan
- United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia
- United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus
- United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East
- United Nations Security Council
- United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor
- United Nations University
- Universal Postal Union
- Western European Union
- World Confederation of Labour
- World Customs Organization
- World Federation of Trade Unions
- World Health Organization
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- World Meteorological Organization
- World Organization of the Scout Movement
- World Tourism Organization
- World Trade Organization
- World Veterans Federation
- Zangger Committee
Local government
- List of local governments in the United Kingdom
Politics of England
- Regional assemblies in England
- Local government in England
- * History of local government in England
- * Mayors in England
Politics of Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland Assembly
- * First Minister of Northern Ireland, Office vacant
- * Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Office vacant
- Local government in Northern Ireland
- * History of local government in Northern Ireland
- * Mayors in Northern Ireland
Politics of Scotland
- History of Scottish devolution
- Local government in Scotland
- * History of local government in Scotland
- * Provosts in Scotland
- Pressure Groups in Scotland
- Scottish Parliament
- * First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon
- * Members of the Scottish Parliament
- * 2007 Scottish Parliament election
- * 2011 Scottish Parliament election
- * 2016 Scottish Parliament election
Politics of Wales
- Local government in Wales
- * History of local government in Wales
- * Mayors in Wales
- National Assembly for Wales
- Welsh Assembly Government
- * First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford
Honours
- New Year Honours
- Queen's Birthday Honours
- Prime Minister's Resignation Honours
- Chivalric order
- *Chivalric order#Modern orders
- List of honorary British knights and dames
- :en:Category:British honours system|Category:British honours system
- Declining a British honour
Military and Defence
Command
- Commander-in-chief: The Sovereign - Queen Elizabeth II
- * Chief of the Defence Staff: General Sir Nick Carter
- ** First Sea Lord: Admiral Tony Radakin
- ** Chief of the General Staff: General Sir Mark Carleton-Smith
- ** Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Michael Wigston
- Ministry of Defence
- * Defence Council of the United Kingdom
Forces
- British Armed Forces
- * British Army
- * Royal Navy
- * Royal Marines
- * Royal Air Force
History
Related topics
- United Kingdom and weapons of mass destruction
- * Nuclear weapons and the United Kingdom
Law and order
- 9-9-9 emergency telephone number
- British citizenship, British nationality law
- Cannabis in the United Kingdom
- Capital punishment in the United Kingdom
- Common law
- Constitution of the United Kingdom
- * History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom
- * Magna Carta
- * Petition of Right
- * Habeas Corpus Act
- * Bill of Rights
- * Great Reform Act
- * Parliament Act
- * Scotland Act 1998
- * Northern Ireland Act 1998
- * Government of Wales Act 1998
- * House of Lords Act 1999
- Courts of the United Kingdom
- Crime in the United Kingdom
- Law of the European Union
- Human rights in the United Kingdom
- * Civil liberties in the United Kingdom
- * LGBT rights in the United Kingdom
- * Freedom of religion in the United Kingdom
- High treason in the United Kingdom
- Law enforcement in the United Kingdom
- * Diplomatic Protection Group
- * National Crime Agency
- * Special Branch
- List of prisons in the United Kingdom
- United Kingdom prison population
Law of England and Wales
- Courts of England and Wales
- Crown Prosecution Service
- Her Majesty's Prison Service
- Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements
- National Offender Management Service
- National Probation Service
- Police Federation of England and Wales
- Prison population of England and Wales
- Serious Fraud Office
Law of Northern Ireland
- Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland
Law of Scotland
- Courts of Scotland
- Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service
- Faculty of Advocates
- Scottish Police Federation
- Scottish Prison Service
- Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency
Infrastructure
- Water supply and sanitation in the United Kingdom
Regulatory bodies
- Advertising Standards Authority
- Financial Services Authority or FSA
- Housing Corporation
- Office of Communications
- Office of the Water Regulator
- Press Complaints Commission
- Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner
Trade Union Federations
- Irish Congress of Trades Unions
- Trades Union Congress
- Scottish Trades Union Congress
Transport
- British Rail
- Airports in the United Kingdom
- Bus transport in the United Kingdom
- Coach transport in the United Kingdom
- Railway system
- * History of rail transport
- * List of railway viaducts in the United Kingdom
- * Stations A-Z
- * London Underground
- Trams and Light Rail Trams and light rail systems
- Roads in the United Kingdom
- * British car number plates
- * Great Britain road numbering scheme
- * List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
- * List of motorways in the United Kingdom
- * Motoring taxation in the United Kingdom
- Waterways in the United Kingdom
- * British Waterways
- * Waterways Ireland
- * History of the British canal system
- Tunnels in the United Kingdom
- Cycleways in the United Kingdom
- Common Travel Area
- Transport Scotland
Economy
- Economic rank, by nominal GDP : 6th
- Economic history of the United Kingdom
- * The Industrial Revolution
- * The Great Depression in the United Kingdom
- Financial services industry of the United Kingdom
- * Banking in the United Kingdom
- * Banks of the United Kingdom
- ** Bank of England
- ** Bank of Scotland
- ** Royal Bank of Scotland
- * London Stock Exchange
- ** FTSE 100 Index
- * Private finance initiative
- * Currency of the United Kingdom: pound sterling
- ** ISO 4217: GBP
- ** British coinage
- ** British banknotes
- ** Pound sterling
- Communications in the United Kingdom
- * Internet in the United Kingdom
- :Category:Companies of the United Kingdom|Companies of the United Kingdom
- Manufacturing in the United Kingdom
- * Automotive industry in the United Kingdom
- * Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom
- * Pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom
- Construction industry of the United Kingdom
- Mining in the United Kingdom
- * North Sea oil
- Energy in the United Kingdom
- * Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom
- * Energy policy of the United Kingdom
- ** Energy policy of Scotland
- Legal services in the United Kingdom
- Real estate in the United Kingdom
- Tourism in the United Kingdom
- * Tourism in England
- * Tourism in Scotland
- * Tourism in Wales
- * Tourism in Northern Ireland
- Transport in the United Kingdom
- Economy of London
- * City of London
History
- History of the United Kingdom
- * Timeline of British history
- History of England
- * Social history of England
- * Timeline of English history
- History of Scotland
- * Timeline of Scottish history
- History of Wales
- History of Northern Ireland
- *Plantation of Ulster
- History of the formation of the United Kingdom
- * Treaty of Union
- * Acts of Union 1707
- * Act of Union 1800
- British Empire and the Commonwealth
- UK underground
Historical states of the British Isles
- Ancient Britain
- Avalon
- Roman Britain
- Caledonia
- Hibernia
- Kingdom of the Picts
- Kingdom of the Scots
- Heptarchy
- States in Medieval Britain
- Commonwealth of England
- Kingdom of England
- Kingdom of Ireland
- Kingdom of Scotland
- Kingdom of Great Britain ;
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
By subject
- Economic history of the United Kingdom
- * Economic history of Scotland
- Maritime history of the United Kingdom
- * Maritime history of England
- * Maritime history of Scotland
- Military history of the United Kingdom
- * Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II
- * Bletchley Park
- History of agriculture in Scotland
- History of Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom
- History of Christianity in Scotland
- History of company law in the United Kingdom
- History of education in England
- History of education in Scotland
- History of electroconvulsive therapy in the United Kingdom
- History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom
- History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom
- History of football in England
- History of football in Scotland
- History of labour law in the United Kingdom
- History of law enforcement in the United Kingdom
- History of lidos in the United Kingdom
- History of local government in the United Kingdom
- * History of local government in England
- * History of local government in Scotland
- * History of local government in Wales
- History of medical regulation in the United Kingdom
- History of Megabus routes in the United Kingdom
- History of metrication in the United Kingdom
- History of psychosurgery in the United Kingdom
- History of rail transport in the United Kingdom
- History of rugby union in Scotland
- History of taxation in the United Kingdom
- History of the Church of England
- History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom
- History of the formation of the United Kingdom
- History of the Green Party of England and Wales
- History of the Jews in the United Kingdom
- * History of the Jews in England
- ** History of the Jews in England
- * History of the Jews in Northern Ireland
- * History of the Jews in Scotland
- * History of the Jews in Wales
- History of the Marranos in England
- History of rail transport in Great Britain
- History of rail transport in Ireland
- History of the Reformation in Scotland
- History of the socialist movement in the United Kingdom
- History of the trust movement in Scotland
- History of trial by jury in England
- History of violence against LGBT people in the United Kingdom
Culture
- British cuisine
- * English cuisine
- * Northern Irish cuisine
- * Irish cuisine
- * Scottish cuisine
- * Welsh cuisine
- Festivals in the United Kingdom
- Gambling in the United Kingdom
- British humour
- Marriage in the United Kingdom
- * Marriage in England and Wales
- * Marriage in Northern Ireland
- * Marriage in Scotland
- * Civil partnership in the United Kingdom
- Media of the United Kingdom
- Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man
- * Coat of arms of the United Kingdom
- * Flag of the United Kingdom
- ** Union Jack
- * National anthem of the United Kingdom
- Prostitution in the United Kingdom
- Public holidays in the United Kingdom
- Religion in the United Kingdom
- * Buddhism in the United Kingdom
- * Christianity in the United Kingdom
- * Hinduism in the United Kingdom
- * Islam in the United Kingdom
- * Judaism in the United Kingdom
- * Sikhism in the United Kingdom
- World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom
Architecture
- List of cathedrals in England and Wales
- Council Houses
- Energy efficiency in British housing
- Housing associations
- List of bridges in the United Kingdom
- National House Building Council
- New towns
- Piers
- Reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom
- Town and Country Planning in the United Kingdom
Architecture of England
- Abbeys and priories in England
- Crossing the Thames, including tunnels
- Historic houses in England
- Housing Corporation
Architecture of Scotland
- Abbeys and priories in Scotland
Architecture of Wales
- Abbeys and priories in Wales
Architecture of Northern Ireland
- Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland
Gardens
- List of botanical gardens in the United Kingdom
- Gardens in England
- Gardens in Scotland
- Gardens in Wales
- Gardens in Northern Ireland
The arts
- Art of the United Kingdom
- * Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
- * Pornography in the United Kingdom
- British comedy
- Cinema of the United Kingdom
- Literature of the United Kingdom
- * List of English writers
- Music of the United Kingdom
- Television in the United Kingdom
- Theatre of the United Kingdom
- * List of British playwrights
- * List of theatres in the United Kingdom
Museums
- Museums in England
- Museums in Northern Ireland
- Museums in Scotland
- Museums in Wales
- List of British railway museums
Music
- Music of the United Kingdom
- * List of music festivals in the United Kingdom
Popular music
- British pop music
- British popular music
- Early British popular music
- British Invasion
- New wave of British heavy metal
- Britpop
- One-hit wonders in the UK
- United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest
- Music Hall
Classical music
- BBC Symphony Orchestra
- BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra
- BBC Philharmonic Orchestra
- City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra
- Hallé Orchestra
- Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Royal Scottish National Orchestra
- Philharmonia
- London Symphony Orchestra
- London Philharmonic Orchestra
- Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
- Scottish Chamber Orchestra
- The Proms
- British opera
- Ulster Orchestra
Folk music
- Music of England
- Music of Northern Ireland
- Music of Scotland
- Music of Wales
Theatre
- Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
- Royal National Theatre
- Laurence Olivier Awards
- :Category:Theatres in England|Theatres in England
- :Category:Theatres in Northern Ireland|Theatres in Northern Ireland
- :Category:Theatres in Scotland|Theatres in Scotland
- :Category:Theatres in Wales|Theatres in Wales
Film
- British Film Institute
- * BFI Top 100 British films
- National Film and Television Archive
- British Academy of Film and Television Arts
- British Independent Film Awards
- Carry On films
Cultural icons
United Kingdom icons
- AEC Routemaster red double-decker bus
- Baked beans
- Basil Fawlty
- The Beano
- The Beatles
- Big Ben chimes
- Black Cab
- Boudica
- Bowler hat
- Britannia
- British Monarchy
- Britpop
- British Rail
- British Bulldog
- Cap of Maintenance
- A Clockwork Orange
- Cool Britannia
- Concorde
- Coronation Street
- Crossroads
- Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom
- Cutty Sark
- Dad's Army
- Doctor Who
- Dig for Victory
- EastEnders
- England expects that every man will do his duty
- Excalibur
- Excalibur
- Fawlty Towers
- The Few, "..so much owed by so many to so few"
- Fish and chips
- Football
- Frank Spencer
- Full breakfast: Full English, Ulster fry, Scottish, Welsh
- Gentleman's Relish
- God Save the Queen
- The Great Escape
- Hackney carriage
- Harry Potter
- HP sauce
- Hyacinth Bucket
- The Italian Job
- Jaffa Cakes
- James Bond
- John Bull
- King Arthur
- Land of Hope and Glory
- Land Rover Defender
- Last Night of the Proms
- The Lion and the Unicorn
- Lonsdale Belt
- The Lord of the Rings
- Marks & Spencer
- Marmite
- Mini
- Miniskirt
- Miss Marple
- Mod
- Monty Python
- Morrissey
- Page Three girl
- Pantomime
- Pint glass
- Police box
- Pub
- Punk
- Queen's Guard
- Red Arrows
- Red post boxes
- Red telephone boxes
- Robin
- Rolls-Royce Motor Cars
- Royal Warrant
- Rule Britannia
- Rugby
- The Sex Pistols
- Sherlock Holmes
- Skinhead
- Special Air Service
- Sten
- Suffragettes
- Supermarine Spitfire
- Swinging Sixties
- Tea
- Tea
- Test Card F
- Thunderbirds
- Tommy Atkins
- Brodie helmet
- Trooping the Colour
- Twiglets
- Umbrella
- Union Flag
- Weather
- We shall never surrender,..fight them on the beaches speech
- Wallace and Gromit
- Wellington boot
- Winston Churchill
- Woolworths Group plc
English icons
- 1966 World cup squad
- And did those feet in ancient time
- Angel of the North
- Bangers and mash
- The Boat Race
- Clapham Junction
- Cricket
- Del Boy
- Dixon of Dock Green
- EastEnders
- English rose
- Full English breakfast
- Jack the Ripper
- King Arthur
- London Bridge
- London Eye
- M25 motorway
- Morris dance
- Only Fools and Horses
- Oxbridge
- Premier League
- Robin Hood
- Saint George's Cross
- Soho
- Spaghetti Junction
- Status Quo
- Stilton cheese
- Stonehenge
- There'll Always Be an England
- Three Lions
- Tower Bridge
- Tube map
- Tudor rose
- Yeoman
- Yeomen Warders
- White Cliffs of Dover
Northern Irish icons
- Carrickfergus Castle
- Free Derry
- George Best
- Giant's Causeway
- Glens of Antrim
- H-Blocks
- Harland and Wolff
- Hurling, administered by Ulster GAA
- Mourne Mountains
- Saint Patrick's Day
Scottish icons
- Alex Ferguson
- Auld Lang Syne
- Bagpipes
- Ben Nevis
- Billy Connolly
- Dundee cake
- Edinburgh Castle
- Eilean Donan Castle
- Flower of Scotland
- Forth Bridge
- Full Scottish breakfast
- Great Highland bagpipe
- Hackle
- Haggis
- Highland games
- Kilt
- Loch Lomond
- Loch Ness
- Old Firm
- Oatcake
- Porridge
- Robert the Bruce
- Robert Burns
- St Andrew's Cross
- Scotch whisky
- Scotland the Brave
- Scottish Premier League
- Scots Wha Hae
- Sgian-dubh
- Shinty
- Shortbread
- Stirling Castle
- Tam o' shanter
- Tartan
- Thistle
- Trews
- Tweed
- Unicorn
- Up Helly Aa
Welsh icons
- Bryn Terfel
- Cymraeg
- Daffodil
- Eisteddfod inc. National Eisteddfod of Wales
- Land of my Fathers
- Laver bread
- Leek
- Rhondda Valley
- Rugby union in Wales
- Tom Jones
- Welsh Dragon
- Welsh rarebit
- Welsh hat
Languages
- English Language
- * English dialects
- ** British English
- ** Regional accents of English speakers
- ** English language in England
- ** Scottish English
- ** Welsh English
- ** Ulster English
- ** Hiberno-English
- * Comparison of American and British English
- * Oxford English Dictionary
- Celtic languages
- * Welsh
- * Scots Gaelic
- * Irish/Irish language in Northern Ireland
- ** Ulster Irish
- * Cornish
- * Manx
- Scots in Scotland and Ulster
- British Sign Language
- Romany
- Indian, Pakistani and Bangladeshi languages
- * Gujarati
- * Telugu
- * Tamil
- * Hindi
- * Punjabi
- * Urdu
- * Bengali
People
- British people
- * Lists of Britons
- English people
- * List of English people
- People of Northern Ireland
- Scottish people
- * List of Scots
- Welsh people
- * List of Welsh people
- Cornish people
- * List of Cornish people
- List of people commemorated by blue plaques
Interest groups and societies
- British Professional Bodies
- Women's Institute
- List of UK learned societies
- List of London's gentlemen's clubs
- Pressure groups in the United Kingdom
- * Fathers' rights movement in the UK
Religion
- Religion in England
- Religion in Northern Ireland
- Religion in Scotland
- Religion in Wales
- Christianity
- * Assemblies of God in Great Britain
- * Church of England
- * Church of Scotland
- * Church of Ireland
- * Church in Wales
- * Episcopal Church of Scotland
- * Free Church of Scotland
- * Free Church of Scotland
- * Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster
- * Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland
- * Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland
- * Presbyterian Church of Ireland
- * Presbyterian Church of Wales
- * General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches
- * Methodism
- * Open Brethren
- * Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland
- * Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales
- * Roman Catholic Church in Scotland
- * Coptic Orthodox Church in Britain and Ireland
- * Russian Orthodox Church in Great Britain and Ireland
- * United Reformed Church
- * Religious Society of Friends
- * The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Hinduism in the United Kingdom
- * Hinduism in England
- * Hinduism in Northern Ireland
- * Hinduism in Scotland
- * Hinduism in Wales
- Islam in the United Kingdom
- * Islam in England
- * Islam in Northern Ireland
- * Islam in Scotland
- * Islam in Wales
- Judaism
- * History of the Jews in England
- * History of the Jews in Scotland
- Sikhism in the United Kingdom
- * Sikhism in England
- * Sikhism in Scotland
- Buddhism in the United Kingdom
- * Buddhism in England
- * Buddhism in Scotland
- Druidism
- Other
- * Atheism/ Irreligion
- * Jedi
- * Scientology in the United Kingdom
- * Status of religious freedom in the United Kingdom
Sports, games, and pastimes
Angling
- National Federation of Anglers
- National Federation of Sea Anglers
- Salmon and Trout Association
Chess
- English Chess Federation
- Scottish Chess Championship
Cricket
- Cricket in England
- * 2005 English cricket season
- * England cricket team
- * Marylebone Cricket Club
- * County cricket
- Cricket in Scotland
- * Scotland national cricket team
- Cricket in Wales
- Cricket in Ireland
- * Ireland cricket team
Hiking
- Long-distance footpaths in the UK
- Ramblers' Association
Association football
- British Home Championship
- England
- * The Football Association
- * English national football team
- * FA Premier League
- * The Football League
- * FA Cup
- * English football league system
- * National League System
- Scotland
- * Scottish Football Association
- * Scottish national football team
- * List of Scottish Football Clubs
- * Scottish Football League
- * Scottish Premier League
- * Highland Football League
- * East of Scotland Football League
- * South of Scotland Football League
- * Scottish Junior Football Association
- * North Caledonian Football League
- * Scottish Cup
- Northern Ireland
- * Irish Football Association
- * Northern Ireland national football team
- * Irish Football League
- Wales
- * Football Association of Wales
- * Welsh national football team
- * League of Wales
Polo
- Hurlingham Polo Association
Rugby
- Rugby union
- * England
- ** Rugby Football Union
- *** England national rugby union team
- *** Guinness Premiership
- *** National Division One
- * Wales
- ** Welsh Rugby Union
- *** Wales national rugby union team
- *** Pro14
- *** Welsh Premier Division
- * Scotland
- ** Scottish Rugby Union
- *** Scotland national rugby union team
- *** Pro14
- * Northern Ireland
- ** Irish Rugby Football Union
- *** Ireland national rugby union team
- *** Pro14
- * Calcutta Cup
- * Powergen Cup
- * British and Irish Lions
- Rugby league
- * England
- ** Rugby Football League
- * Northern Ireland
- ** Rugby League Ireland
- * Scotland
- ** Scotland Rugby League
- * Wales
- * Great Britain
- * Challenge Cup
Sport rowing
- Boat Race
- Henley Royal Regatta
Skiing
- Ski Club of Great Britain
Other sports, games, and pastimes
- London Olympics
- Bowls
- Curling
- Darts
- English billiards
- Eton Wall Game
- Fives
- British Gliding Association
- Horse racing in Great Britain
- Lawn tennis
- Shinty
- Skittles
- Snooker
- Motorsport
Education
- Education in the United Kingdom
- * Schools in the United Kingdom
- ** Preparatory school
- ** Grammar schools in the United Kingdom
- ** Independent school
- ** List of schools in the United Kingdom
- ** School years
- * Universities in the United Kingdom
- ** British undergraduate degree classification
- ** List of universities in the United Kingdom
- ** National Union of Students of the United Kingdom
Education in England
- Education in England
Education in Northern Ireland
- Education in Northern Ireland
Education in Scotland
- Education in Scotland
Education in Wales
- Education in Wales