What is the full form of UK?

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1. UK: United Kingdom
2. UK: Uttarakhand
3. Other full forms of UK

UK: United Kingdom

The full form of UK is United Kingdom. The United Kingdom or Great Britain, is a sovereign state that consists of four individual countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The UK is a unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy. The United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain came into being on 1 May 1707, as the result of Acts of Union being passed by the parliaments of England and Scotland to ratify the 1706 Treaty of Union and so united the two kingdoms. As of March 2020, Queen Elizabeth II is the current monarch, who has reigned since 1952, making her the world’s longest-serving current head of state and Boris Johnson is the Prime Minister of the UK. It is an Island country with an official language of English.

UK: Uttarakhand

In the Indian Context, UK stands for Uttarakhand. This Uttarakhand (UK) state was known with the name of Uttranchal before the year 2007, but after 2007 the government changed the name of Uttranchal to Uttrakhand. Uttarakhand is a state in the northern part of India, carved out as a separate state from Uttar Pradesh on 9th Nov. 2000. The state is also known as “Land of God” (Devabhumi) or State of Temples, because of the large numbers of holy Hindu Temples and pilgrimage centers found throughout the state. Archaeological evidence supports the existence of humans in the region since prehistoric times. Dehradun is the Winter Capital and Gairsain is the Summer Capital of Uttarakhand (UK).

Other full forms of UK