United Kingdom
/uk
Location
Approximate reference point: 55.3781, -3.436
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Country Clues
- Phone Code
- +44
- Domain
- .co.uk
- Driving Side
- Left-hand drive
- License Plates
- White front, yellow rear
- Road Signs
- Blue direction signs, red circles for prohibitions
- Power Lines
- Underground in cities, wooden poles in countryside
- Architecture
- Red brick buildings, Victorian style
- Street View
- Google car is white with camera on top
- Additional Identifiers
- Red post boxes, black cabs in London, double-decker buses
Language & Text Examples
Standard Latin alphabet (A-Z). No special characters in English.
Regional Characteristics
Northern England Region of United Kingdom
Landscape
More rugged, Pennine mountains, moorland, industrial heritage
Vegetation
More heather, bracken, gorse, wilder landscapes
Architecture
More stone buildings, mill towns, terraced houses
Climate
Cooler, wetter, more overcast
Distinctive Features
Dry stone walls, former industrial sites, mining villages
Scotland Region of United Kingdom
Landscape
Dramatic highlands, lochs, glens, islands
Vegetation
Pine forests, heather moorland, less cultivated land
Architecture
Granite buildings, tenements in cities, castles
Climate
Colder, wetter, more extreme
Distinctive Features
Single-track roads with passing places, Highland cattle, stone cairns
Southern England Region of United Kingdom
Landscape
Flat or gently rolling hills, chalk downs, more densely populated
Vegetation
Deciduous trees, hedgerows, cultivated farmland, fewer forests
Architecture
More Georgian and Victorian buildings, brick houses common
Climate
Milder, drier, and brighter than the north
Distinctive Features
Thatched cottages, village greens, chalk white horses carved into hillsides
Wales Region of United Kingdom
Landscape
Mountainous in north and central, valleys in south
Vegetation
Sheep-grazed hillsides, slate landscapes
Architecture
Slate roofs, chapels, mining villages
Climate
Wetter than England, especially in the west
Distinctive Features
Bilingual signs (Welsh/English), slate fences, narrow valleys