Proper noun

Singular United Kingdom

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United Kingdom

  1. Kingdom in Europe comprising the countries England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Abbreviation: UK.

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Thu Jun 11 01:05:44 2009

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part 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 constitutional monarchy and unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It is governed by a parliamentary system with its seat of government in London, the capital, but with three devolved national administrations in Belfast, Cardiff and Edinburgh, the capitals of Northern Ireland, Wales and Scotland respectively. The Channel Island bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man are Crown Dependencies and not part of the UK. The UK has fourteen overseas territories, all remnants of the British Empire, which at its height in 1922 encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land surface, the largest empire in history. British influence can continue to be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies.

The UK is a developed country, with the world's sixth largest economy by nominal GDP and the seventh largest by purchasing power parity. It was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries, but the economic cost of two world wars and the decline of its empire in the latter half of the 20th century diminished its leading role in global affairs. The UK nevertheless remains a major power with strong economic, cultural, military and political influence. It is a nuclear power and has the fourth highest defence spending in the world. It is a Member State of the European Union, holds a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, and is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations, G8, OECD, NATO, and the World Trade Organization.

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Wed Jun 10 16:50:21 2009

What are the chances of Scotland becoming independent from the United Kingdom?
Q. I was born in England, but I don't want independence, and I don't want Scotland to either the same as Wales or Northern Ireland. I love the diversity of the United Kingdom, between all four of the countries. But I was wondering, what are the chances?
Asked by aclichedcutoflyingtongue - Sun May 31 17:39:56 2009 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments

A. its far more likely that Northern Ireland will become independent, isnt it now? But more then Wales because Scotland has a greater population and worldly interaction that would be incentive for independent affairs. England, though? To be honest, England defines the United Kingdom and I do not know how they could be separate from it.
Answered by julystana77 - Sun May 31 17:47:35 2009

Can the United Kingdom revive the conditions of the Industrial Revolution?
Q. Will it be possible for the United Kingdom to ever relive and revive the era of the Industrial Revolution? That was the days when the power of the United Kingdom was at its peak.
Asked by Joe - Thu Feb 19 03:25:50 2009 - - 9 Answers - 0 Comments

A. We'd need to rediscover coal and cast iron and bring a lot of poor peasants in off the land to work in the factories as well as have a powerful navy and some brilliant inventors and far seeing entrepreneurs but yes, it could be done, in a slightly different way from the first time. Except that Health and Safety, Human Rights issues and a natio of generally overweight, lethargic people wouldn't let us.
Answered by Vicky S - Thu Feb 19 03:37:14 2009

What is the best site to go to, to find what people are wearing in France, Poland, and United Kingdom?
Q. I need to fing out what people wear in France, Poland, and the United Kingdom. I need to know by Valentines day! Please Help!
Asked by Zaceluva - Mon Jan 29 22:02:27 2007 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. Since all the world's clothes are made in china, you can imagine that we are all wearing the same clothes. This winter is very "hot" in Europe, so we are wearing automn clothes to protect form rain more than from cold. Now i'm sure you realize that we are not wearing uniform so you'll find all kind of clothes all over Europe...
Answered by pierre - Wed Jan 31 07:55:44 2007

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in Zlatibor Serbia in 2006 have compiled flipcharts about different medical education systems Among those was the following flipchart about the medical education in the United Kingdom

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A/H1N1 Swine Flu (Influenza) Timeline | July 4: United Kingdom ( UK ...
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source: hundreds of volunteers are needed to take part in a clinical trial to test a new groundbreaking flu vaccine. Researchers at Southampton General.

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28 June 2010 Brighton Sussex . United Kingdom. Organized by: International Auto/Biography Association Deadline for abstracts/propo​sals: 1 September 2009 We invite scholars and life writers to present on the relationship between life ...

Recycling Myths, Inventing Nations
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14 July 2010 Newtown Powys . United Kingdom. Organized by: Aberystwyth University Deadline for abstracts/propo​sals: 30 November 2009 Proposals for panels and papers are invited that explore myth and myth-making in all its guises. ...

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