The flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union flag and not the Union Jack, as it is often referred to.
The United Kingdom flag - the Union Flag - is an amalgam of the flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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Old Glory.
It does not have a nickname. It's just called the United Kingdom or the UK. (Sometimes it's wrongly called Britain or Great Britain.)
It's common nickname is the 'Union Jack'.
The current Union Flag was adopted in 1801 when it became the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. In 1922 it became the flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Because, although the countries of the UK share a common standard (or flag) they also retain their own individual identities - demonstrated by flying the flag of their patron saint.
The flag of the United Kingdom in 1850 is the current union flag.
Birmingham, United Kingdom has the nickname of Brum.
its the initials of United Kingdom UK just like instead of the United States of America its USA