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6 days ago · In terms of area, the four countries that make up the UK rank as follows from largest to smallest: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. England, with its rich history and largest population, holds the top spot when it comes to land size among the four parts of the UK.
3 days ago · Great Britain, island lying to the east of the island of Ireland and off the northwestern coast of Europe. It consists of England, Scotland, and Wales. Great Britain is part of the British Isles, together with the island of Ireland as well as smaller islands and island groups.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
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2 days ago · The United Kingdom comprises four geographic and historical parts—England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom contains most of the area and population of the British Isles—the geographic term for the group of islands that includes Great Britain, Ireland, and many smaller islands.
3 days ago · Scotland is the most northerly of the four parts of the United Kingdom, occupying about one-third of the island of Great Britain. It has a long and complicated history with England, with which it was merged in 1707 to form the United Kingdom.
1 day ago · Four sports in the United Kingdom operate high-profile professional leagues. Association football is the most popular sport and is played from August to May, headed by the Premier League in England, and the Scottish Premiership in Scotland.
3 days ago · London has hosted the Summer Olympic Games three times: in 1908, 1948, and 2012. Athletes from the United Kingdom compete as part of the Great Britain and Northern Ireland Olympic Team, currently branded "Team GB". The team is organised by the British Olympic Association, the National Olympic Committee for the UK.
1 day ago · The culture of the United Kingdom is influenced by its combined nations' history; its historically Christian religious life, its interaction with the cultures of Europe, the individual cultures of England, Wales and Scotland and the impact of the British Empire.
