“Little Britain”<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/map-01-1024x683.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDespite David Cameron calling Britain \u201ca small group of islands\u201d when answering a Russian official\u2019s accusation of the UK being a \u201csmall island to which nobody pays attention\u201d, the UK is, in fact, nothing of that sort. If continental landmasses are excluded from the comparison, the UK ranks ninth in terms of size, making it much larger than, for instance, Cuba or Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sure, it\u2019s no Greenland (which, at 2,139,800 km2<\/sup>, is almost 10 times larger and is somewhat of a giant island), but it fares pretty well. It is only when compared to its continental counterparts that the UK appears to cut a sorry figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe UK\u2019s islands only rank 78th in the world, sandwiched between the African nations Gabon and Guinea, and easily surpassed by countries like Germany, France and Spain. The U.S. states that are bigger than the UK include Alaska, Texas, Oregon, Montana, and New Mexico.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You\u2019d also be gutted to find out that the UK can fit into Australia\u2019s Queensland state a whopping 7 times, and that North Queensland alone is the size of Scotland.\u00a0 So why does the UK still play such an essential role on the world stage?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While the UK’s surface area is not impressive, its population makes up for it, especially when compared with that of its European neighbours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Imagine all the people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/evanevanstours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/urban-01-1024x680.jpg\")
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nFor a country consisting of a group of islands, the UK has a population surpassing that of its much larger canal neighbour, France, by a whole 1 million. In fact, the country of baguettes, chansons, and trade union strikes has a surface area of 643,801 km\u00b2, which makes it exactly 2.65 times bigger than the United Kingdom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If this surprises you, consider the following: the UK\u2019s population also largely bypasses that of another royal family\u2019s home country, namely Spain, which at a size of 505,990km2<\/sup> is more than twice as big as the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\nIn fact, the UK\u2019s population density is 259 individuals per square meter. Contrast that with Spain\u2019s 91 per square meter, and you might get the impression that Spain\u2019s residents have vast stretches of untouched land, and British people live in tower blocks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While that might be somewhat of an exaggeration, Brits live in comparatively cramped conditions. This, however, is mainly due to England and, more specifically, global hub London, where one-third of the UK\u2019s population resides (more than 9.6 million people<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\nThus, the capital accounts for a vast percentage of the UK\u2019s relatively large population. Here’s an ethnicity breakdown of the London population as of 2021 (source<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
<\/figure>\n\n\n\nDespite David Cameron calling Britain \u201ca small group of islands\u201d when answering a Russian official\u2019s accusation of the UK being a \u201csmall island to which nobody pays attention\u201d, the UK is, in fact, nothing of that sort. If continental landmasses are excluded from the comparison, the UK ranks ninth in terms of size, making it much larger than, for instance, Cuba or Sri Lanka.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sure, it\u2019s no Greenland (which, at 2,139,800 km2<\/sup>, is almost 10 times larger and is somewhat of a giant island), but it fares pretty well. It is only when compared to its continental counterparts that the UK appears to cut a sorry figure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The UK\u2019s islands only rank 78th in the world, sandwiched between the African nations Gabon and Guinea, and easily surpassed by countries like Germany, France and Spain. The U.S. states that are bigger than the UK include Alaska, Texas, Oregon, Montana, and New Mexico.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n You\u2019d also be gutted to find out that the UK can fit into Australia\u2019s Queensland state a whopping 7 times, and that North Queensland alone is the size of Scotland.\u00a0 So why does the UK still play such an essential role on the world stage?<\/p>\n\n\n\n While the UK’s surface area is not impressive, its population makes up for it, especially when compared with that of its European neighbours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n For a country consisting of a group of islands, the UK has a population surpassing that of its much larger canal neighbour, France, by a whole 1 million. In fact, the country of baguettes, chansons, and trade union strikes has a surface area of 643,801 km\u00b2, which makes it exactly 2.65 times bigger than the United Kingdom.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n If this surprises you, consider the following: the UK\u2019s population also largely bypasses that of another royal family\u2019s home country, namely Spain, which at a size of 505,990km2<\/sup> is more than twice as big as the UK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, the UK\u2019s population density is 259 individuals per square meter. Contrast that with Spain\u2019s 91 per square meter, and you might get the impression that Spain\u2019s residents have vast stretches of untouched land, and British people live in tower blocks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n While that might be somewhat of an exaggeration, Brits live in comparatively cramped conditions. This, however, is mainly due to England and, more specifically, global hub London, where one-third of the UK\u2019s population resides (more than 9.6 million people<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thus, the capital accounts for a vast percentage of the UK\u2019s relatively large population. Here’s an ethnicity breakdown of the London population as of 2021 (source<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\nImagine all the people<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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