The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain, is a sovereign island country located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the northeast part of the island of Ireland and many small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel. The United Kingdom is a union of four constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom is governed by a parliamentary system with its seat of government in London, the capital, and is a constitutional monarchy with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state.

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,

commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain,[3] is a

sovereign island country[4][5] located off the northwestern coast

of continental Europe. The UK includes the island of Great

Britain, the northeast part of the island of Ireland and many

small islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a

land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland.[6] Apart

from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic

Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The

largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel

Tunnel.

The United Kingdom is a union[7][8] of four constituent

countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The

United Kingdom is governed by a parliamentary system with its

seat of government in London, the capital, and is a

constitutional monarchy with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as

the head of state. The Crown Dependencies of the Channel Islands

and the Isle of Man, formally possessions of the Crown, are not

part of the UK but form a federacy with it.[9] The UK has

fourteen overseas territories,[10] all remnants of the British

Empire, which at its height encompassed almost a quarter of the

world’s land surface, making it the largest empire in history.