United Kingdom

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The United Kingdom (sometimes shortened to the UK) is a country situated on a collection of islands known as the British Isles off the north-western coast of continental Europe, and surrounded by the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom, often referred to simply as 'Britain', is a constitutional monarchy and is composed of four constituent parts: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland