The United Kingdom is one of the world leaders in many areas as a nation. It is ahead of many countries in the field of education also including law and Finance, Business and Management, art and design, science, engineering, etc. There are many factors because of which it attracts students from all over the world. It is treated as a world center and enjoys a high reputation.
It is admirable to know that the population of the United Kingdom as compared to the world is only 1%but it has around 8% of scientific publications that are known globally.
| state | population* | capital |
|---|---|---|
| Greater London Urban Area | 9,787,426 | London |
| Greater Manchester Urban Area | 2,553,379 | Manchester |
| West Midlands Urban Area | 2,440,986 | Birmingham |
| West Yorkshire Urban Area | 1,777,934 | Leeds |
| Greater Glasgow | 985,290 | Glasgow |
| Liverpool Urban Area | 864,122 | Liverpool |
| South Hampshire | 855,569 | Southampton |
| Tyneside | 774,891 | Newcastle |
| Nottingham Urban Area | 729,977 | Nottingham |
| Sheffield Urban Area | 685,368 | Sheffield |
| Bristol Urban Area | 617,280 | Bristol |
| Edinburgh Urban Area | 512,150 | Edinburgh |
| Leicester Urban Area | 508,916 | Leicester |
| Belfast Urban Area | 483,418 | Belfast |
| Brighton and Hove built-up area | 474,485 | Brighton |
| South East Dorset conurbation | 466,266 | Bournemouth |
| Cardiff Urban Area | 390,214 | Cardiff |
| Teesside | 376,633 | Middlesbrough |
| The Potteries Urban Area | 372,775 | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Coventry and Bedworth Urban Area | 359,262 | Coventry |
