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    The United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time (also known as Western European Time or UTC) and British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) (also known as Western European...
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  • Date and time notation in the United Kingdom records the date using the day–month–year format (31 December 1999, 31/12/99 or 31/12/1999). The ISO 8601...
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    In the United States, time is divided into nine standard time zones covering the states, territories and other US possessions, with most of the country...
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    British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from...
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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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  • Working time in the United Kingdom is regulated in UK labour law in respect of holidays, daily breaks, night work and the maximum working day under the Working...
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    of United Kingdom citizens are recorded by regular surveys, the four major ones being the national decennial census, the Labour Force Survey, the British...
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    The United Kingdom is an ethnically diverse society. The largest ethnic group in the United Kingdom is White British, followed by Asian British. Ethnicity...
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    Saving Time - United Kingdom Law - The Summer Time Order 1997". www.webexhibits.org. "Time Zone & Clock Changes in London, England, United Kingdom". www...
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    The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at over 67.0 million in 2020. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population...
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  • ministers of the United Kingdom by length of tenure. This is based on the difference between dates; if counted by the number of calendar days, the figures...
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    The economy of the United Kingdom is a highly developed social market economy. It is the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal...
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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...
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  • determines the next Government of the United Kingdom. Significant constituency boundary changes will be in effect, the first such changes since before the 2010...
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    The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom, and may also legislate...
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    Cannabis in the United Kingdom is illegal for recreational use and is classified as a Class B drug. In 2004, the United Kingdom made cannabis a Class C...
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    The coat of arms of the United Kingdom are the arms of dominion of the British monarch. They are both the personal arms of the monarch, currently King...
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    Islam is the second-largest religion in the United Kingdom, with results from the 2011 Census giving the population as 4.4% of the total UK population...
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    The United Kingdom straddles the higher mid-latitudes between 49° and 61°N on the western seaboard of Europe. Since the UK is always in or close to the...
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    given. The term GMT is also used as one of the names for the time zone UTC+00:00 and, in UK law, is the basis for civil time in the United Kingdom. Because...
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    There are five types of elections in the United Kingdom: elections to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom (commonly called 'general elections' when...
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  • becomes extinct, it may subsequently be recreated by the reigning monarch at any time. In the United Kingdom, there is nothing intrinsic to any dukedom that...
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  • In the United Kingdom, access by the general public to firearms is subject to some of the strictest control measures in the world. Subject to licensing...
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    The politics of the United Kingdom functions within a constitutional monarchy where executive power is delegated by legislation and social conventions...
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    Sport in the United Kingdom plays an important role in British culture and the United Kingdom has played a significant role in the organisation and spread...
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    The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign...
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    Energy in the United Kingdom came mostly from fossil fuels in 2021. Total energy consumption in the United Kingdom was 142.0 million tonnes of oil equivalent...
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  • Events from the year 2024 in the United Kingdom. Monarch – Charles III Prime Minister – Rishi Sunak (Conservative) 1 January Figures show the annual number...
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    Healthcare in the United Kingdom is a devolved matter, with England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each having their own systems of publicly funded...
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    Postal codes used in the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies are known as postcodes (originally, postal codes). They are...
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