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England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. [1] [2] [3] Its 55,268,100 inhabitants account for more than 84% of the total UK population, [4] while its mainland territory occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain. England is bordered by Scotland to the north, Wales to the west and the North Sea, Irish ...
Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland ( variously described as a country, [1] province, [2] [3] [4] jurisdiction [5] or region [6] [7] ). The UK Prime Minister 's website has used the phrase "countries within a country" to ...
United Kingdom. / 51.500°N 0.117°W / 51.500; -0.117. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, often shortened to the United Kingdom (or UK ), or just Britain, is a sovereign country in Western Europe. It is a constitutional monarchy of four countries which were once separate: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern ...
London. / 51.50722°N 0.12750°W / 51.50722; -0.12750. London is the capital and largest city of England, and the United Kingdom, with a population of around 8.8 million, [1] and the largest city in Western Europe by metropolitan area, with a population of 14.8 million.
The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. [a] The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801, which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The counties of England are divisions of England. Counties have been used as administrative areas in England since Anglo-Saxon times. There are two main legal definitions of the counties in modern usage: the 84 counties for the purposes of local government, and the 48 counties for the purposes of lieutenancy, also termed the ceremonial counties ...
His Majesty's Government (abbreviated to HM Government, and commonly known as the Government of the United Kingdom) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. [1] [2] The government is led by the prime minister (currently Rishi Sunak, since 25 October 2022) who selects all the other ministers ...
