United Kingdom/Definition

From Citizendium
< United Kingdom
Revision as of 09:24, 18 August 2008 by imported>John Stephenson (full name: added 'Northern' to 'Ireland')
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This article is developing and not approved.
 Main Article
 Discussion
Related Articles  [?]
Bibliography  [?]
External Links  [?]
Citable Version  [?]
Catalogs [?]
Addendum [?]
 
https://en.citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=United_Kingdom/Definition&printable=yes
A definition or brief description of United Kingdom.

Constitutional monarchy (population c. 60.9 million; capital London) and island nation in north-west Europe, between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; includes England, Scotland and Wales (Great Britain) and Northern Ireland, which has the only land border (with the Republic of Ireland) within the UK.

Retrieved from "https://citizendium.org/wiki/index.php?title=United_Kingdom/Definition&oldid=263803"