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The '''United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland''' (usually shortened to the '''United Kingdom''' or the '''UK''') is a [[country]] (or more specifically a [[constitutional monarchy]] or [[unitary state]]) off the north-western coast of continental [[Europe]], surrounded by the [[North Sea]], the [[English Channel]], the [[Celtic Sea]], the [[Irish Sea]], and the [[Atlantic Ocean]].
It is composed of four constituent parts: three constituent countries -— [[Directory:England|England]], [[Directory:Scotland|Scotland]], and [[Directory:Wales|Wales]] —- on the island of [[Great Britain]], and the [[province]] of [[Directory:Northern Ireland|Northern Ireland]] on the island of [[Ireland]]. The border between Northern Ireland and the [[Directory:Republic of Ireland|Republic of Ireland]] forms the United Kingdom's principal international land border, although there is a nominal frontier with France in the middle of the [[Directory:Channel Tunnel|Channel Tunnel]].
The UK has several overseas territories, and privileged relationships with several Crown dependencies and Commonwealth realms.
