UK Culture

The culture of the UK, (British culture), refers to the patterns of human activity and symbolism associated with the British people and the United Kingdom. It is informed by the UK's history as a developed island country, monarchy, Imperial power and, particularly as a political union of four contituent countries, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, which each have their own preserved and distinctive customs and symbolism.

As a direct result of the British Empire, British cultural influence (such as the English language) can be observed in the language and culture of states such as Canada, Australia, New Zealand, India, Pakistan, South Africa, the United States, and the British overseas territories. These states are sometimes collectively known as the Anglosphere. Contrariwise, the empire also influenced British culture, particularly British cuisine. Innovations and movements within the wider-culture of Europe have also changed Britain; Humanism, Protestantism, and representative democracy are borrowed from broader Western culture.
Languages in the United Kingdom: UK has no official language. English is the main language and the de facto official language, spoken monolingually by an estimated 95% of the UK population.
However, individual countries within the UK have frameworks for the promotion of their indigenous languages. In Wales, English and Welsh are both widely used by officialdom, and Irish and Ulster Scots enjoy limited use alongside English in Northern Ireland, mainly in publicly commissioned translations. Additionally, the Western Isles council area of Scotland has a policy to promote Scottish Gaelic.