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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, simply known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and most of the smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is 242,495 square kilometres (93,628 sq mi), with an estimated 2023 population of over 68 million people. The United Kingdom has evolved from a series of annexations, unions and separations of constituent countries over several hundred years. The Treaty of Union between the Kingdom of England (which also included Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland in 1707 resulted in their unification to become the Kingdom of Great Britain. Its union in 1801 with the Kingdom of Ireland created the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Most of Ireland seceded from the UK in 1922, leaving the present United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which formally adopted its name in 1927. The nearby Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey are not part of the UK, being Crown Dependencies, but the British government is responsible for their defence and international representation. The UK became the world's first industrialised country and was the foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries, a period of unchallenged global hegemony known as "Pax Britannica". The 14 British Overseas Territories are the last remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in the 1920s, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's landmass and population, and was the largest empire in history. A part of the core Anglophonic world, British influence can be observed in the language, culture, legal and political systems of many of its former colonies. The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy. The capital and largest city of the United Kingdom (as well as the capital of England) is London, a megacity which (alongside New York City) is one of the world's two main financial centres. The cities of Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast are respectively the national capitals of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Other major cities include Birmingham, Manchester, Glasgow, and Leeds. The UK consists of three distinct legal jurisdictions: England and Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. This is due to these areas retaining their existing legal systems even after joining the UK. Since 1998, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland also have their own devolved governments and legislatures, each with varying powers.The UK has the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product (GDP), and the tenth-largest by purchasing power parity. It is a recognised nuclear state and is ranked fourth globally in military expenditure. The UK has been a permanent member of the UN Security Council since its first session in 1946. It is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, the Council of Europe, the G7, the OECD, NATO, the Five Eyes, AUKUS and the CPTPP. Source: Wikipedia (en)
Narratives set in United Kingdom 26
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G-Dynasty
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The Great Troll War
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The Eye of Zoltar
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The Song of the Quarkbeast
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The Last Dragonslayer
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Hitch-22
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One Day
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Diamondhead
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The Constant Gardener
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The Drowning People
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
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The One That Got Away
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The Final Cut
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To Play the King
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House of Cards
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Anthills of the Savannah
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The Human Factor
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Quatermass II
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The Black Cloud
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Rebecca
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The Valley of Fear
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The Picture of Dorian Gray
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The Horrors of Oakendale Abbey
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The Man with Two Left Feet
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Just One Damned Thing After Another
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How to Stop Time
Works based on United Kingdom 1
Works about United Kingdom 9
- Curry in the Crown: The Story of Britain's Favourite Dish
- MI6: Fifty Years of Special Operations
- Introduction to Administrative Law
- Bajiru-shi no yūga na seikatsu
- Keepers of the Language: The Political Language of Conservatism in Great Britain and West Germany, 1945–1980
- L'industrie télévisuelle revisitée - Typologie, relations sociales et notion(s) du succès
- Justice delayed : how Britain became a refuge for Nazi war criminals
- Ghana: A Brief Political and Economic Survey
- Bend It Like Beckham
Editions published in United Kingdom 23
- Sea Birds Preservation Act 1869
- Sky Burial
- Dictator
- Who Was Who in Egyptology (3rd Edition)
- Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story
- Video Pool
- Fantastic Voyage
- Damascus Cover
- Grand Prix Simulator 2
- Leaves of the Twin Divine Trees
- Love Too Much
- Stupid Things
- Mirandola: a Tragedy
- A Thousand Ships
- Lemona’s Tale
- Our Wife & Other Stories
- Love In Colour
- One man, one matchet
- Voice of America
- A Gift from Darkness
- Fanfare for the Common Man - 25th Anniversary Edition
- All the Good Things Around Us
- Collision Course
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