United Kingdom (pre-1979)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/United_Kingdom_(pre-1979)

GPTKB entity

Statements (90)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:state_order
gptkbp:area	244,820 km²
gptkbp:borders	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:English_Channel gptkb:Ireland gptkb:Irish_Sea gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:capital	gptkb:London
gptkbp:composedOf	gptkb:England gptkb:Northern_Ireland gptkb:Scotland gptkb:Wales
gptkbp:continent	gptkb:Europe partly in Europe
gptkbp:currency	GBP Pound sterling
gptkbp:decolonizationPeriod	1945-1979
gptkbp:demonym	British
gptkbp:dialCode	+44
gptkbp:drivesOn	left
gptkbp:established	1922 (current form after Irish independence)
gptkbp:flag	gptkb:Union_Jack
gptkbp:governmentType	gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:headOfState	gptkb:Prime_Minister_of_the_United_Kingdom gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:highestPoint	gptkb:Ben_Nevis
gptkbp:historicalPeriod	gptkb:British_Empire
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	United Kingdom (pre-1979)
gptkbp:ISO_3166-2_code	gptkb:GB
gptkbp:joinedEuropeanCommunities	1973
gptkbp:joinedNATO	1949
gptkbp:legislature	gptkb:Parliament_of_the_United_Kingdom
gptkbp:longestRiver	gptkb:River_Severn
gptkbp:lowerAward	gptkb:House_of_Commons
gptkbp:memberOf	gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations gptkb:NATO gptkb:United_Nations gptkb:European_Communities
gptkbp:monarch	gptkb:Elizabeth_II gptkb:George_VI
gptkbp:nationalAnthem	gptkb:God_Save_the_Queen
gptkbp:nationalSport	gptkb:cricket gptkb:football rugby
gptkbp:notableCity	gptkb:Belfast gptkb:Birmingham gptkb:Cardiff gptkb:Edinburgh gptkb:Glasgow gptkb:Liverpool gptkb:Manchester
gptkbp:notableEvent	gptkb:Suez_Crisis_(1956) gptkb:End_of_Empire Post-war reconstruction Abolition of death penalty (1965) Coronation of Elizabeth II (1953) Decimalisation (1971) Devaluation of the pound (1967) Formation of NHS (1948) Joining EEC (1973) Miners' strikes (1972, 1974) Profumo affair (1963) The Troubles (Northern Ireland, from late 1960s) Three-Day Week (1974) Windrush generation (1948 onwards) Winter of Discontent (1978-1979) World War II (1939-1945)
gptkbp:officialLanguage	English
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Northern_Ireland
gptkbp:parliament	bicameral
gptkbp:population	varied (approx. 50-56 million)
gptkbp:precededBy	gptkb:United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Ireland
gptkbp:primeMinister	gptkb:Clement_Attlee gptkb:Harold_Wilson gptkb:Winston_Churchill gptkb:Alec_Douglas-Home gptkb:Harold_Macmillan gptkb:Edward_Heath Anthony Eden James Callaghan
gptkbp:significantEvent	gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Suez_Crisis gptkb:Winter_of_Discontent decolonization formation of NHS
gptkbp:timezone	gptkb:GMT
gptkbp:UNMemberSince	1945
gptkbp:upperHouse	gptkb:House_of_Lords
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_of_Iran
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7