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The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. [1] It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 279 people per square kilometre (720 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [1]
This list follows the list of recognised bodies on the UK government website. [1] All the institutions on this list are recognised bodies with university status, indicated either by their use of university title in their name on the recognised bodies list or by reference to the Office for Students database [2] for the few universities that do not use the title in their name.
The United Kingdom was a member of the Joint Aviation Authorities, which became the European Aviation Safety Agency. [5] Following Brexit and a transition period, the United Kingdom left EASA on 31 December 2020.
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The War saw a decline of civilian consumption, with a major reallocation to munitions. The government share of GDP soared from 8% in 1913 to 38% in 1918 (compared to 50% in 1943). [124] [125] The war forced Britain to use up its financial reserves and borrow large sums from private and government creditors in the United States. [126]
The original embassy was built in 1962, to the designs of Eric Bedford, Chief Architect at the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works. [2] It was ransacked on 16 September 1963 when anti-British sentiment led to attacks on both the British and Malaysian Embassies. [3]
The Attorney General's Office (AGO) is a ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. It supports the Attorney General and their deputy, the Solicitor General (together, the Law officers of the Crown in England and Wales). It is sometimes referred to as the Legal Secretariat to the Law Officers.
One of the best-known English architects working at the time of the foundation of the United Kingdom was Sir Christopher Wren. He was employed to design and rebuild many of the ruined ancient churches of London following the Great Fire of London. His masterpiece, St Paul's Cathedral, was completed in the early years of the United Kingdom. [98]