Government Stat.

Government Type:
  • Constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth realm
Branches breakdown
  • Executive Branch: chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952)
  • Legislative Branch: bicameral Parliament consists of House of Lords
  • Juridical Branch: Supreme Court of the UK
Head of Government
  • Head of government: Prime Minister David CAMERON (since 11 May 2010)
Suffrage:
  • 18 years of age; universal
National Holidays
  • The UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday
Diplomatic Rep to US
  • chief of mission: Ambassador Sir Nigel E. SHEINWALD
    chancery: 3100 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008
    telephone: [1] (202) 588-6500
    FAX: [1] (202) 588-7870
    consulate(s) general: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco
    consulate(s): Dallas, Denver, Orlando
Diplomatic Rep from US
  • chief of mission: Ambassador Louis B. SUSMAN
    embassy: 24 Grosvenor Square, London, W1A 1AE note - a new embassy is scheduled to open by the end of 2017 in the Nine Elms area of Wandsworth (architect Kiernan TIMBERLAKE)
    mailing address: PSC 801, Box 40, FPO AE 09498-4040
    telephone: [44] (0) 20 7499-9000
    FAX: [44] (0) 20 7629-9124
    consulate(s) general: Belfast, Edinburgh
International affiliations
  • ADB (nonregional member), AfDB (nonregional member), Arctic Council (observer), Australia Group, BIS, C, CBSS (observer), CDB, CE, CERN, EAPC, EBRD, EIB, ESA, EU, FAO, FATF, G-20, G-5, G-7, G-8, G-10, IADB, IAEA, IBRD, ICAO, ICC, ICCt, ICRM, IDA, IEA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, IHO, ILO, IMF, IMO, IMSO, Interpol, IOC, IOM, IPU, ISO, ITSO, ITU, ITUC, MIGA, MONUSCO, NATO, NEA, NSG, OAS (observer), OECD, OPCW, OSCE, Paris Club, PCA, PIF (partner), SECI (observer), UN, UN Security Council, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNFICYP, UNHCR, UNIDO, UNMIS, UNRWA, UPU, WCO, WHO, WIPO, WMO, WTO, ZC
Military Branches
  • Army, Royal Navy (includes Royal Marines), Royal Air Force (2010)
Military Service age & obligation
  • 16-33 years of age (officers 17-28) for voluntary military service (with parental consent under 18); women serve in military services, but are excluded from ground combat positions and some naval postings; as of October 2009, women comprised 12.1% of officers and 9% of enlisted personnel in the regular forces; must be citizen of the UK, Commonwealth, or Republic of Ireland; reservists serve a minimum of 3 years, to age 45 or 55; 16 years of age for voluntary military service by Nepalese citizens in the Brigade of Gurkhas; 16-34 years of age for voluntary military service by Papua New Guinean citizens (2009)
% GDP spent on military
  • 2.4% of GDP
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