The united kingdom of great britain

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Great Britain is located in the north-western part of Europe. It consists of the island of Great Britain, which is home to England, Scotland and Wales, and part of the island of Ireland, which is occupied by Northern Ireland. The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are dominions but not part of the United Kingdom. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the west and north, and the North Sea in the east. In the south, it is separated from the mainland by the English Channel.
The name of the country is taken from the English Great Britain. Britain - according to the ethnonym of the British tribe.

The capital

Square

Population

59648 thousand people

Administrative division

Administratively, it consists of four historical regions (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) divided into many counties.
England: 39 counties, 6 metropolitan counties and a special administrative unit - Greater London (administrative center - London).
Wales: 8 counties (administrative center - Cardiff).
Scotland: 12 provinces and 186 islands (administrative center - Edinburgh).
Northern Ireland: 26 counties (administrative center - Belfast). The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands have special status.

Form of government

Constitutional monarchy.

Head of state

T he monarch is the supreme bearer of executive power, the head of the judicial system , the supreme commander-in-chief.
Supreme legislative body. A bicameral parliament consists of the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Elected for 5 years.
The highest executive agency is the Council of Ministers.

Big cities

Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Liverpool, Edinburgh, Belfast.