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  2. British North America - Wikipedia

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    British North America comprised the colonial territories of the British Empire in North America from 1783 onwards. English colonisation of North America began in the 16th century in Newfoundland, then further south at Roanoke and Jamestown, Virginia, and more substantially with the founding of the Thirteen Colonies along the Atlantic coast of North America.

  3. British Overseas Territories - Wikipedia

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    dd/mm/yyyy. The British Overseas Territories ( BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory. [1] [2] [3] The permanently inhabited territories are delegated varying degrees of internal self-governance ...

  4. United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, [m] is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of the continental mainland. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] It comprises England , Scotland , Wales , and Northern Ireland .

  5. Bermuda - Wikipedia

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    Bermuda ( / bərˈmjuːdə /; historically known as the Bermudas or Somers Isles) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean. The closest land outside the territory is in the American state of North Carolina, about 1,035 km (643 mi) to the west-northwest. Bermuda is an archipelago consisting of 181 islands, although the most ...

  6. Geography of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.With a total area of approximately 244,376 square kilometres (94,354 sq mi), [a] [1] the UK occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and many smaller surrounding islands. [3]

  7. North America - Wikipedia

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    A map of North America's physical, political, and population characteristics as of 2018. North America is a continent [b] in the Northern and Western Hemispheres. [c] North America is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Caribbean Sea, and to the west and south by the Pacific Ocean.

  8. British and American keyboards - Wikipedia

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    The UK keyboard has 1 more key than the U.S. keyboard (UK=62, US=61, on the typewriter keys, 102 v 101 including function and other keys, 105 vs 104 on models with Windows keys) The extra key is added next to the Enter key to accommodate # ( number sign) and ~ ( tilde) The Alt key to the right of the space bar is replaced by an AltGr key.

  9. Countries of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland ( variously described as a country, [ 1] province, [ 2][ 3][ 4] jurisdiction [ 5] or region [ 6][ 7] ). The UK Prime Minister 's website has used the phrase "countries within a country" to ...