Outline of the United Kingdom

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the United Kingdom: 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.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is made up of four countries – England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales, with Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales each having their own devolved government and national parliament.

Crown Dependencies British Overseas Territories The United Kingdom is a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations Geography of the United Kingdom List of ecoregions in the United Kingdom Demographics of the United Kingdom Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom Courts of the United Kingdom Foreign relations of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a member of:[1]

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