United kingdom the united kingdom consists of four countries england , wales , scotland ahd northern lreland. the capitals of these parts are london cardiff edinburgh and belfast,the official name of the country is the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland.its too long isnt? so usually people call it the uk or the united kingdom was first used in 1707. theunited kingdom consists of more than 5000 islands of different sizes. great britain is the largest island.great britain incluudes england scotland and and wales. it doesnt include northern ireland.the national flag of the united kingdom is called the union jack is the officoal language of the country.