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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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]

  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. Outline of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – sovereign country in Europe, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK), or Britain. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain —a term also applied loosely to refer to the whole country—the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands.

  6. 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 ...

  7. Administrative geography of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The administrative geography of the United Kingdom is complex, multi-layered and non-uniform. The United Kingdom, a sovereign state to the northwest of continental Europe, consists of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. For local government in the United Kingdom, England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each have their own ...

  8. Regions of England - Wikipedia

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    Between 2003 and 2021, as part of the European Union and European Statistical System, the geocode standard used for the United Kingdom were Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics or NUTS. The NUTS code for the UK was UK and the NUTS standard had hierarchy of three levels, with 12 first level regions, which are currently mirrored by the ITL classification, of which 9 regions are in ...

  9. England and Wales - Wikipedia

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    Map of England and Wales, two of the four constituent countries of the United Kingdom. England and Wales (Welsh: Cymru a Lloegr) is one of the three legal jurisdictions of the United Kingdom. It covers the constituent countries England and Wales and was formed by the Laws in Wales Acts 1535 and 1542. The substantive law of the jurisdiction is ...