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  1. 23 de may. de 2024 · The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was a sovereign state in Northwestern Europe that was established by the union in 1801 of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland. The establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922 led to the remainder later being renamed the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in ...

  2. Hace 1 día · United Kingdom, island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe. It comprises the whole of the island of Great Britainwhich contains England, Wales, and Scotland—as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland. Its capital is London.

  3. Hace 1 día · The term Great Britain, which this article uses as a geographic designation, is often used as a synonym for the United Kingdom, a political entity that includes England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales and that was once part of the British Empire.

    • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
  4. 19 de may. de 2024 · The group consists of two main islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and numerous smaller islands and island groups, including the Hebrides, the Shetland Islands, the Orkney Islands, the Isles of Scilly, and the Isle of Man.

  5. 22 de may. de 2024 · Country name. conventional long form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; note - the island of Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales conventional short form: United Kingdom abbreviation: UK etymology: self-descriptive country name; the designation "Great Britain," in the sense of "Larger Britain," dates back to medieval times and was used to distinguish the ...