United Kingdom

United Kingdom
(UK)
   The official title of the sovereign state, the full version being the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ‘Great Britain’ technically refers to the mainland only, although the term is sometimes used synonymously with United Kingdom. Apart from England, Scotland and Wales, other component parts of the UK are the province of Northern Ireland (the British part of the partitioned island of Ireland), the Isle of Man and other small islands.

Glossary of UK Government and Politics . 2013.

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