
Capital: London
Largest city: London
Official Language: English
Government: Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Area: 242,495 km2
Population: 67,886,004
Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP)
GDP total: GBP2.215 trillion (USD3.124 trillion)
GDP per capita: GBP33396.46 (USD47,089)
Time zone: UTC/ UTC +1
Calling code: +44
Internet TLD: .uk
[Source: Wikipedia]
No. of domestic companies: 4,662,431 as at 2020
No. of foreign companies: 12,241 as at 2019
[Source: https://www.gov.uk]
Principal Legislation governing Companies
- Companies Act 2006
- Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015
- Company Directors’ Disqualification Act 1986
- Insolvency Act 1986
- Corporate Governance and Insolvency Act 2020