United Kingdom 

Unitary state

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The United Kingdom is a unitary state with a population of 65,808,600 (2017). It is made up of four constituent nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Other than England, each nation has a devolved government in its capital city (Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast respectively), with varying powers.

The United Kingdom is a unitary state with certain characteristics of a federal state following the implementation of the 1997 devolution agenda in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Markers

STATE STRUCTURE:

Unitary

CURRENCY:

Pound Sterling (GBP)

VOTE

Non-compulsory

73

 SEATS AT THE
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT
Ratification of the European Charter
of Local Self-Government in 1998

423

 LOCAL GOVERNMENTS (IN 2016)
CAPITAL CITY:

London
POPULATION:

65 808 600
GEOGRAPHICAL SIZE:

248 528 km2
MEMBER STATE

EU since 1973
Council of Europe since 1949

23

 SEATS AT THE COMMITTEE
OF REGIONS

2

 LEVELS OF SUB-NATIONAL GOVERNMENTS

Evolution

NUMBER OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES*

* Dates of CEMR publications

Structures
History
Reforms
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