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United Kingdom

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Head of state
Charles IIIKing
Head of government
Andy BurnhamPrime Minister · since 20 Jul 2026
System
Constitutional monarchyCapital: London
UN e-government rank
7 of 193EGDI 2024

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy[1]. The head of state is King Charles III[3]. The government is led by Prime Minister Andy Burnham, in office since 20 Jul 2026[4][5]. Govpedia records 23 members of its cabinet.

At a glance[2]

Capital
London
Region
Northern Europe
Area
242,900 km²
Language
English
Currency
British pound (£)
People
British
Borders
Ireland
Calling code
+44
Internet domain
.uk

Leadership

Who leads the state

Head of government

Verified

Andy Burnham

Prime Minister · 20 Jul 2026 – present[4][5]

In government: Labour

Executive

Government of Andy Burnham

23 of 23 verified on official pages

Institutions

Ministries and agencies

32 with a record

Ministries

Agencies and other bodies

Digital government

Digital government, measured

UN E-Government Development Index[6]

2024

0.958rank 7 of 193

  • Online services0.953
  • Human capital0.945
  • Telecom infrastructure0.975

Record of changes

Timeline

  1. 20 Jul 2026

    Andy Burnham becomes Prime Minister after Keir Starmer's resignation.[5]

    Sourced

Evidence

Sources

How Govpedia verifies
  1. [1]
    List of countries by system of government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  2. [2]
    World countries in JSON (mledoze/countries)

    Mohammed Le Doze and contributors (ODbL)ReferenceChecked 1 Nov 2026

  3. [3]
    List of current heads of state and government

    WikipediaReferenceChecked 12 Oct 2026

  4. [4]
    Ministers

    GOV.UKOfficialChecked 12 Oct 2026

  5. [5]
  6. [6]
    UN E-Government Survey 2024: country data

    United Nations DESADatasetChecked 12 Oct 2026