United Kingdom
United Kingdom (UK)A country in NW Europe consisting of England , Wales , and Scotland , and the province of Northern Ireland . The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are British Crown dependencies but are not an integral part of the United Kingdom.
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The United Kingdom consists of Great Britain, a large island off Europe's north-west coast containing England, Scotland, and Wales, and the north-east corner of the neighbouring island of Ireland. Of its mountains, which lie in the north and west, few are higher than 1000 m (3300 feet), while of its rivers none is longer than the Severn at 354 km (220 miles). The south of the country has hills of chalk and flint or limestone rising to 300 m (less than 1000 feet). Here the valleys are broad, with sandy soil or clay supporting oak,...[The entire page is 1125 words long]
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