The united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland


The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, for short UK is a sovereign state European Union member and locatednorthwest of Continental Europe. Its territory comprises geographically the island of Great Britain, the northeast of the island of Ireland and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part ofthe country with a land border, which separates it from the Republic of Ireland. Beyond this border, is surrounded to the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean, east by the North Sea, south by theEnglish Channel and west by the Irish Sea. The United Kingdom is a unitary state comprised of four constituent countries: Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland, and is governed by a parliamentarysystem of government based in London, the capital, but with three decentralized administrations Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, the capital of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland respectively. Turn, isa parliamentary monarchy with Elizabeth II as head of state
The official nameThe official name is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (in English: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), with UK UK most commonly used short forms in Spanish. Thename was first proposed in the Act of Union of 1707, in which the kingdoms of England and Wales decided to form a new kingdom along with Scotland, which would have the name "United Kingdom of GreatBritain". [13] later, with the Act of Union of 1800 the island of Ireland became part of the country, so the name changed to "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland." In 1927, when the Republic ofIreland gained its independence the country gained its current name "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland". It is often called by the name of the island which comprises the major...