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United States vs United Kingdom

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Flag of US
United States
Flag of GB
United Kingdom
Capital
Washington, D.C.
London
Continent
North America
Europe
Population
338.0M
68.8M
GDP
$25676.0B
$3636.0B
Area
9,833,517 km²
243,610 km²
Currency
—
British pounds (GBP) per US dollar -
Government
constitutional federal republic
parliamentary constitutional monarchy; a Commonwealth realm
Head of State
Donald Trump
Charles III
Head of Government
Donald Trump
Keir Starmer
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