the united kingdom of and northern ireland,commonly known as the united kingdom(uk)or britain,** a sovereign state in europe.lying off the north-western coast of the european mainland,the country includes the **land of great britain(a term also applied loosely to refer to the whole country),the north-eastern part of the **land of ireland,and many smaller **lands.northern ireland ** the only part of the uk that shares a land border with another state:the republic of ireland.apart from th** land border,the uk ** surrounded by the atlantic ocean,with the north sea in the east and the channel in the south.the ir**h sea lies between great britain and ireland.the uk has an area of 243,610 square kilometres(94,060 sq mi),making it the 78th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in europe.
the united kingdom ** the 22nd-most populous country,with an estimated 64.1 million inhabitants.it ** a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance.its capital city ** london,an important global city and financial centre with the fourth-largest ** area in europe.the current monarch—since 6 february 1952—** queen elizabeth ii.the uk cons**ts of four countries:england,scotland,wales,and northern ireland.the latter three h**e devolved admin**trations,each with varying powers,based in their capitals,edinburgh,cardiff,and belfast,respectively.guernsey,jersey,and the **le of man are not part of the united kingdom,being crown dependencies with the brit**h ** responsible for defence and international representation.the uk has four** overseas territories,including the d**puted falkland **lands,gibraltar,and indian ocean territory.
the relationships among the countries of the united kingdom h**e changed over time.wales was annexed by the kingdom of england under the acts of union of 1536 and 1543.a treaty between england and scotland resulted in a unified kingdom of great britain in 1707,which in 1801,merged with the kingdom of ireland to form the united kingdom of great britain and ireland.in 1922,five-sixths of ireland seceded from the country,le**ing the present formulation of the united kingdom of great britain and northern ireland.brit**h overseas territories,formerly colonies,are the remnants of the brit**h empire which,at its height in the late 19th and early 20th centuries,encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land mass and was the largest empire in h**tory.brit**h influence can be observed in the language,culture,and legal systems of many of its former colonies.
the united kingdom ** a developed country and has the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal gdp and tenth-largest by purchasing power parity.the country ** considered to h**e a high-income economy and ** categor**ed as very high in the human development index,currently ranking 14th in the world.it was the world's first industrial**ed country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries.the uk remains a great power with considerable economic,cultural,military,scientific,and political influence internationally.it ** a recogn**ed nuclear weapons state and its military expenditure ranks fifth or sixth in the world.the uk has been a permanent member of the united nations security council since its first session in 1946.it has been a member state of the european union(eu)and its predecessor,the european economic community(eec),since 1973;it ** also a member of the commonwealth of nations,the council of europe,the g7,the g8,the g20,nato,the organ**ation for economic co-operation and development(oecd),and the world trade organization(wto)
英国和北爱尔兰，俗称为英国（uk）和英国，是欧洲一个****。躺在离欧洲**的西北海岸，该国包括大不列颠岛（术语也适用泛指全国），爱尔兰岛的东北部，和许多较小的岛屿。北爱尔兰是共享陆地边界与其他**，英国的一部分：爱尔兰共和国。除此之外陆地边界，英国是大西洋所环绕，与北海在东部和英吉利海峡南部。爱尔兰海位于英国和爱尔兰之间。英国有243610平方公里（94060平方英里）的区域，使其成为第78大****在世界第11大在欧洲。英国是第22届，人口最多的**，估计有6410万居民。这是一个君主立宪制与治理的议会制度。它的首都是伦敦，一个重要的全球城市，并与第四大的城市地区，欧洲的金融中心。目前的君主，自1952年2月6日，是英国女王伊丽莎白二世。英国由四个**：英格兰，苏格兰，威尔士和北爱尔兰。后三种都下放行政部门，各具不同的权力，总部设在其首都，爱丁堡，加的夫，贝尔法斯特和分别。格恩西岛，泽西岛和马恩岛并非英国的一部分，是英国属地与英国**负责国防和国际代表性。英国有14海外领土，包括有争议福克兰群岛，直布罗陀，以及印度洋领地。英国的**之间的关系发生了变化随着时间的推移。威尔斯是在1536和1543年联盟的行为吞并英格兰王国英格兰和苏格兰之间的条约导致了英国的一个统一的王国于1707年，其中1801年，合并与爱尔兰王国，形成英国大不列颠和爱尔兰。1922年，六分之五爱尔兰从该国分离出去，留下大不列颠及北爱尔兰ireland.brit**h海外领土，原殖民地的英国目前的提法，是大英帝国的残余其中，在其后期的高度19世纪和20世纪初，几乎涵盖世界上四分之一的陆地面积，是历史上最大的帝国。英国的影响力可以在语言，文化和它的许多前殖民地的法律制度得到遵守。英国是一个发达**和名义gdp和第十大经购买力平价是世界上第六大经济体。该国被认为具有高收入经济体，并归类为非常高的人类发展指数，目前排名第14，在世界上。这是世界上第一个工业化**，在19世纪和20世纪初世界上最重要的力量。英国仍然是一个大国具有相当的经济，文化，军事，科技和国际上的**影响力。这是一个公认的****，其军事开支排名第五或第六的世界。英国一直是联合国安理会常任理事国，因为在1946年第一届会议上它一直是欧洲联盟（欧盟）及其前身欧洲经济共同体（eec），自1973年以来的成员国;它也是英联邦**，欧洲，七国集团，八国集团，二十国集团，北约，经济合作与发展组织理事会（oecd）和世界贸易组织（wto）的成员。