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  1. e. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland. [4] The establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 led to the remainder later being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern ...

  2. In 1801 it formally joined with Great Britain as a single political entity, which became known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland—or the United Kingdom for short. However, the union lasted only until 1922, when Ireland (with the exception of six counties in the north) seceded.

  3. 5 days ago · The United Kingdom comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain —which contains England, Wales, and Scotland —as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland. The name Britain is sometimes used to refer to the United Kingdom as a whole.

  4. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or United Kingdom or Great Britain, Island country, western Europe, North Atlantic Ocean. It comprises Great Britain (England, Scotland, and Wales) and Northern Ireland. Area: 93,629 sq mi (242,500 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 68,278,000.

  5. Today, the islands of Great Britain and Ireland contain two sovereign states: Ireland (alternatively described as the Republic of Ireland) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

  6. Jul 10, 2023 · Covering an area of 240,000 sq.km, the United Kingdom is a part of the British Isles – which includes Great Britain, Ireland and several smaller islands. Located in the southeastern part of England on the banks of the Thames River is London – the capital and the largest city of United Kingdom.

  7. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, often shortened to the United Kingdom (or UK), or just Britain, is a sovereign country in Western Europe. It is a constitutional monarchy of four countries which were once separate: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

  8. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the formal name of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927. The United Kingdom was formed by the merger of the Kingdom of Great Britain (itself a merger of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland) and the Kingdom of Ireland.

  9. 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国英语The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland),简称英国,首都 伦敦。 位于 欧洲 西部。 是由 大不列颠岛 上的 英格兰 、 苏格兰 、 威尔士 以及 爱尔兰岛 东北部的 北爱尔兰 共同组成的一个邦联制岛国。 隔 北海 、 多佛尔海峡 、 英吉利海峡 与 欧洲大陆 相望。 陆地面积24.41万平方千米(包括内陆水域),海岸线总长11450千米。 属海洋性温带阔叶林气候。 截至2021年,英国总人口为6702.6万人,官方语言为 英语,居民多信奉 基督教新教。 [55] 公元1~5世纪,大不列颠岛东南部受 罗马帝国 统治。 7世纪,开始形成封建制度。

  10. May 29, 2018 · In November 1985, the United Kingdom and the Irish Republic signed an agreement committing both governments to recognition of Northern Ireland as part of the United Kingdom and to cooperation between the two governments by establishing an intergovernmental conference concerned with Northern Ireland and with relations between the two ...