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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

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sovereign country A sovereign state or sovereign country, is a political entity represented by one central government that has supreme legitimate authority over territory. International law defines sovereign states as having a permanent population, defined terr ...

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK), or Britain. Lying off the north-western coast of the

European mainland Continental Europe or mainland Europe is the contiguous continent of Europe, excluding its surrounding islands. It can also be referred to ambiguously as the European continent, – which can conversely mean the whole of Europe – and, by ...

, it includes the island of

Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ...

—a term also applied loosely to refer to the whole country—the north-eastern part of the island of

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

and many smaller islands.

General reference

* The United Kingdom is... ** both a

country A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the ...

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nation state A nation state is a political unit where the state and nation are congruent. It is a more precise concept than "country", since a country does not need to have a predominant ethnic group. A nation, in the sense of a common ethnicity, may inc ...

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state State may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''State Magazine'', a monthly magazine published by the U.S. Department of State * ''The State'' (newspaper), a daily newspaper in Columbia, South Carolina, United States * ''Our S ...

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nation A nation is a community of people formed on the basis of a combination of shared features such as language, history, ethnicity, culture and/or society. A nation is thus the collective identity of a group of people understood as defined by those ...

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island country An island country, island state or an island nation is a country whose primary territory consists of one or more islands or parts of islands. Approximately 25% of all independent countries are island countries. Island countries are historically ...

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Commonwealth realm A Commonwealth realm is a sovereign state in the Commonwealth of Nations whose monarch and head of state is shared among the other realms. Each realm functions as an independent state, equal with the other realms and nations of the Commonwealt ...

(1931–) * Pronunciation: * Abbreviations: UK * Common English country names: The United Kingdom, The UK, or Britain * Official English country name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * Common

endonym An endonym (from Greek: , 'inner' + , 'name'; also known as autonym) is a common, ''native'' name for a geographical place, group of people, individual person, language or dialect, meaning that it is used inside that particular place, group, ...

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

, UK, Britain * Official endonyms: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland * Adjectivals:

British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

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Demonyms A demonym (; ) or gentilic () is a word that identifies a group of people (inhabitants, residents, natives) in relation to a particular place. Demonyms are usually derived from the name of the place (hamlet, village, town, city, region, province, ...

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Etymology Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the Phonological chan ...

Name of Britain The name Britain originates from the Common Brittonic term ''*Pritanī'' and is one of the oldest known names for Great Britain, an island off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The terms Briton and British, similarly derived, refer ...

Name of the United Kingdom The terminology of the British Isles refers to the words and phrases that are used to describe the (sometimes overlapping) geographical and political areas of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and the smaller islands which surround them. Th ...

Name of England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by t ...

Name of Northern Ireland There are a number of alternative names for Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland consists of six historic counties of Ireland, and remains part of the United Kingdom following the independence of the other twenty-six counties as the Irish Free State ...

Name of Scotland Scotland ( gd, Alba ) is a country that occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain and forms part of the United Kingdom. The name of ''Scotland'' is derived from the Latin ''Scoti'', the term applied to Gaels. The origin of the wor ...

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International rankings of the United Kingdom These are the international rankings of the United Kingdom. Indexes grouped by topic : Geographical rankings See also References {{Reflist * United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as ...

Terminology of the British Isles The terminology of the British Isles refers to the words and phrases that are used to describe the (sometimes overlapping) geographical and political areas of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and the smaller islands which surround them. Th ...

* United Kingdom-related topics ** England-related topics ** Scotland-related topics ** Wales-related topics ** Northern Ireland-related topics *

ISO country codes ISO 3166-1 (''Codes for the representation of names of countries and their subdivisions – Part 1: Country codes'') is a standard defining codes for the names of countries, dependent territories, and special areas of geographical interest. It ...

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ISO region codes ISO 3166-2 is part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and defines codes for identifying the principal subdivisions (e.g., provinces or states) of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1. The ...

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Internet The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, pub ...

country code top-level domain A country code top-level domain (ccTLD) is an Internet top-level domain generally used or reserved for a country, sovereign state, or dependent territory identified with a country code. All ASCII ccTLD identifiers are two letters long, and all t ...

.uk .uk is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom. It was first registered in July 1985, seven months after the original generic top-level domains such as .com and the first country code after .us. , it is the fift ...

.gb .gb is a reserved Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United Kingdom. The domain was introduced with RFC 920 in October 1984 that set out the creation of ccTLD generally using country codes derived from the corresponding two ...

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Countries of the United Kingdom, Dependencies, Territories and Commonwealth

Countries of the UK and their subdivisions

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

Subdivisions of England The subdivisions of England constitute a hierarchy of administrative divisions and non-administrative ceremonial areas. Overall, England is divided into nine regions and 48 ceremonial counties, although these have only a limited role in publ ...

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Regions of England The regions, formerly known as the government office regions, are the highest tier of sub-national division in England, established in 1994. Between 1994 and 2011, nine regions had officially devolved functions within government. While they no ...

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Counties of England The counties of England are areas used for different purposes, which include administrative, geographical, cultural and political demarcation. The term "county" is defined in several ways and can apply to similar or the same areas used by each ...

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Metropolitan county The metropolitan counties are a type of county-level administrative division of England. There are six metropolitan counties, which each cover large urban areas, with populations between 1 and 3 million. They were created in 1974 and are each di ...

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Shire county A non-metropolitan county, or colloquially, shire county, is a county-level entity in England that is not a metropolitan county. The counties typically have populations of 300,000 to 1.8 million. The term ''shire county'' is, however, an unoffi ...

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Unitary authorities of England The unitary authorities of England are those local authorities which are responsible for the provision of all local government services within a district. They are constituted under the Local Government Act 1992, which amended the Local Governm ...

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Districts of England The districts of England (also known as local authority districts or local government districts to distinguish from unofficial city districts) are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. As the st ...

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Metropolitan district A metropolitan borough (or metropolitan district) is a type of local government district in England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, metropolitan boroughs are defined in English law as metropolitan districts within metropolitan ...

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Shire district Non-metropolitan districts, or colloquially "shire districts", are a type of local government district in England. As created, they are sub-divisions of non-metropolitan counties (colloquially ''shire counties'') in a two-tier arrangement. Non-m ...

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Civil parishes In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority. ...

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Greater London Greater may refer to: *Greatness, the state of being great *Greater than, in inequality (mathematics), inequality *Greater (film), ''Greater'' (film), a 2016 American film *Greater (flamingo), the oldest flamingo on record *Greater (song), "Greate ...

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London borough The London boroughs are the 32 local authority districts that together with the City of London make up the administrative area of Greater London; each is governed by a London borough council. The present London boroughs were all created at ...

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West Midlands West or Occident is one of the four cardinal directions or points of the compass. It is the opposite direction from east and is the direction in which the Sun sets on the Earth. Etymology The word "west" is a Germanic word passed into some ...

Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label= Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is variously described as a country, province or region. Nort ...

Counties of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is divided into six counties, namely: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry and Tyrone. Six largely rural administrative counties based on these were among the eight primary local government areas of Northern Irela ...

Local government in Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is divided into 11 districts for local government purposes. In Northern Ireland, local councils do not carry out the same range of functions as those in the rest of the United Kingdom; for example they have no responsibility f ...

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Districts of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is divided into 11 districts for local government purposes. In Northern Ireland, local councils do not carry out the same range of functions as those in the rest of the United Kingdom; for example they have no responsibility f ...

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

Subdivisions of Scotland For local government purposes, Scotland is divided into 32 areas designated as "council areas" ( gd, comhairlean), which are all governed by single-tier authorities designated as "councils". They have the option under the Local Government (Ga ...

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

Subdivisions of Wales Since 1 April 1996, Wales has been divided into 22 single-tier principal areas ( cy, Awdurdodau unedol), styled as counties or county boroughs ( or ) for local government purposes. The elected councils of these areas are responsible for the pr ...

Crown Dependencies

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Isle of Man ) , anthem = "O Land of Our Birth" , image = Isle of Man by Sentinel-2.jpg , image_map = Europe-Isle_of_Man.svg , mapsize = , map_alt = Location of the Isle of Man in Europe , map_caption = Location of the Isle of Man (green) in Europe ...

Channel Islands The Channel Islands ( nrf, Îles d'la Manche; french: îles Anglo-Normandes or ''îles de la Manche'') are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two Crown Dependencies: the Bailiwick of Jersey, ...

Jersey Jersey ( , ; nrf, Jèrri, label=Jèrriais ), officially the Bailiwick of Jersey (french: Bailliage de Jersey, links=no; Jèrriais: ), is an island country and self-governing Crown Dependencies, Crown Dependency near the coast of north-west F ...

Guernsey Guernsey (; Guernésiais: ''Guernési''; french: Guernesey) is an island in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy that is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown Dependency. It is the second largest of the Channel Islands ...

Alderney Alderney (; french: Aurigny ; Auregnais: ) is the northernmost of the inhabited Channel Islands. It is part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, a British Crown dependency. It is long and wide. The island's area is , making it the third-largest ...

Sark Sark (french: link=no, Sercq, ; Sercquiais: or ) is a part of the Channel Islands in the southwestern English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France. It is a royal fief, which forms part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of l ...

British Overseas Territories

British Overseas Territories The British Overseas Territories (BOTs), also known as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs), are fourteen dependent territory, territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom. They are the last remna ...

Anguilla Anguilla ( ) is a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin. The territo ...

Bermuda ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = National song , song = " Hail to Bermuda" , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , mapsize2 = , map_caption2 = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = , e ...

British Antarctic Territory The British Antarctic Territory (BAT) is a sector of Antarctica claimed by the United Kingdom as one of its 14 British Overseas Territories, of which it is by far the largest by area. It comprises the region south of 60°S latitude and between ...

British Indian Ocean Territory The British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) is an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom situated in the Indian Ocean, halfway between Tanzania and Indonesia. The territory comprises the seven atolls of the Chagos Archipelago with over 1,000 ...

British Virgin Islands ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = Territorial song , song = "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands" , image_map = File:British Virgin Islands on the globe (Americas centered).svg , map_caption = , mapsize = 290px , image_map2 = Brit ...

Cayman Islands The Cayman Islands () is a self-governing British Overseas Territory—the largest by population in the western Caribbean Sea. The territory comprises the three islands of Grand Cayman, Cayman Brac and Little Cayman, which are located to the ...

Falkland Islands The Falkland Islands (; es, Islas Malvinas, link=no ) is an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean on the Patagonian Shelf. The principal islands are about east of South America's southern Patagonian coast and about from Cape Dubouzet ...

Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = " Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gib ...

Montserrat Montserrat ( ) is a British Overseas Territories, British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean. It is part of the Leeward Islands, the northern portion of the Lesser Antilles chain of the West Indies. Montserrat is about long and wide, with r ...

Pitcairn Islands The Pitcairn Islands (; Pitkern: '), officially the Pitcairn, Henderson, Ducie and Oeno Islands, is a group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean that form the sole British Overseas Territory in the Pacific Ocean. The four isl ...

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha including Gough Island. Its name wa ...

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ) , anthem = "God Save the King" , song_type = , song = , image_map = South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in United Kingdom.svg , map_caption = Location of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands in the southern Atlantic Oce ...

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Turks and Caicos Islands The Turks and Caicos Islands (abbreviated TCI; and ) are a British Overseas Territory consisting of the larger Caicos Islands and smaller Turks Islands, two groups of tropical islands in the Lucayan Archipelago of the Atlantic Ocean and n ...

Commonwealth of Nations

The United Kingdom is a member state of the

Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations, simply referred to as the Commonwealth, is a political association of 56 member states, the vast majority of which are former territories of the British Empire. The chief institutions of the organisation are the Co ...

Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations The Commonwealth of Nations is a voluntary association of 56 sovereign states. Most of them were British colonies or dependencies of those colonies. No one government in the Commonwealth exercises power over the others, as is the case in a po ...

Commonwealth citizen A Commonwealth citizen is a citizen or qualified national of a Commonwealth of Nations member state. Most member countries do not treat citizens of other Commonwealth states any differently from foreign nationals, but some grant limited citizen ...

Head of the Commonwealth The head of the Commonwealth is the ceremonial leader who symbolises "the free association of independent member nations" of the Commonwealth of Nations, an intergovernmental organisation that currently comprises 56 sovereign states. There is ...

Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mil ...

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Commonwealth Games The Commonwealth Games, often referred to as the Friendly Games or simply the Comm Games, are a quadrennial international multi-sport event among athletes from the Commonwealth of Nations. The event was first held in 1930, and, with the exce ...

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Geography, resources and demography

Geography of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. With a total area of approximately , the UK occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, t ...

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Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort ...

, on the

Prime meridian A prime meridian is an arbitrary meridian (a line of longitude) in a geographic coordinate system at which longitude is defined to be 0°. Together, a prime meridian and its anti-meridian (the 180th meridian in a 360°-system) form a great c ...

Atlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's five oceans, with an area of about . It covers approximately 20% of Earth's surface and about 29% of its water surface area. It is known to separate the " Old World" of Africa, Europe ...

Eurasia Eurasia (, ) is the largest continental area on Earth, comprising all of Europe and Asia. Primarily in the Northern and Eastern Hemispheres, it spans from the British Isles and the Iberian Peninsula in the west to the Japanese archipelago a ...

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Northern Europe The northern region of Europe has several definitions. A restrictive definition may describe Northern Europe as being roughly north of the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, which is about 54th parallel north, 54°N, or may be based on other g ...

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Western Europe Western Europe is the western region of Europe. The region's countries and territories vary depending on context. The concept of "the West" appeared in Europe in juxtaposition to "the East" and originally applied to the ancient Mediterranean ...

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British Isles The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles, ...

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Time zone A time zone is an area which observes a uniform standard time for legal, Commerce, commercial and social purposes. Time zones tend to follow the boundaries between Country, countries and their Administrative division, subdivisions instead of ...

Greenwich Mean Time Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) is the Local mean time, mean solar time at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, Royal Observatory in Greenwich, London, counted from midnight. At different times in the past, it has been calculated in different ways, i ...

Western European Time Western European Time (WET, UTC±00:00) is a time zone covering parts of western Europe and consists of countries using UTC±00:00 (also known as Greenwich Mean Time, shortly called GMT). It is one of the three standard time zones in the Europea ...

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UTC+00 UTC+00:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +00:00. In ISO 8601, an example of the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+00:00. It is also known by the following geographical or historical names: *Greenwich Mean ...

British Summer Time During British Summer Time (BST), civil time in the United Kingdom is advanced one hour forward of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), in effect changing the time zone from UTC±00:00 to UTC+01:00, so that mornings have one hour less daylight, and ev ...

Western European Summer Time Western European Summer Time (WEST, UTC+01:00) is a summer daylight saving time scheme, 1 hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time and Coordinated Universal Time. It is used in: * the Canary Islands * Portugal (including Madeira but not the Azores) * t ...

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UTC+01 UTC+01:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +01:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2019-02-07T23:28:34+01:00. This time is used in: *Central European Time *West Africa Time *Western European Summer Time **Br ...

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Extreme points of the United Kingdom This is a list of the extreme points of the United Kingdom: the points that are farther north, south, east or west than any other location. Traditionally the extent of the island of Great Britain has stretched "from Land's End to John o' Groats" ( ...

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Out Stack Out Stack or Ootsta is an island in Shetland, Scotland and the northernmost point of both Scotland and the British Isles. It lies northeast of Muckle Flugga and north of the island of Unst. It is one of the North Isles of the Shetland Islan ...

Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the no ...

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Isles of Scilly The Isles of Scilly (; kw, Syllan, ', or ) is an archipelago off the southwestern tip of Cornwall, England. One of the islands, St Agnes, is the most southerly point in Britain, being over further south than the most southerly point of the ...

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Lowestoft Ness Ness Point, also known as Lowestoft Ness, is the most easterly point of England, Great Britain, the United Kingdom and the British Isles. It is located in Lowestoft in the East Suffolk district of the county of Suffolk. The site is located to ...

Suffolk Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include Lowes ...

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Rockall Rockall () is an uninhabitable granite islet situated in the North Atlantic Ocean. The United Kingdom claims that Rockall lies within its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and is part of its territory, but this claim is not recognised by Ireland. ...

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Ben Nevis Ben Nevis ( ; gd, Beinn Nibheis ) is the highest mountain in Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland ...

Lochaber Lochaber ( ; gd, Loch Abar) is a name applied to a part of the Scottish Highlands. Historically, it was a provincial lordship consisting of the parishes of Kilmallie and Kilmonivaig, as they were before being reduced in extent by the creation ...

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The Fens The Fens, also known as the , in eastern England are a naturally marshy region supporting a rich ecology and numerous species. Most of the fens were drained centuries ago, resulting in a flat, dry, low-lying agricultural region supported by a ...

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Economic geography of the United Kingdom The economic geography of the United Kingdom reflects its high position in the current economic league tables, as well as reflecting its long history as a trading nation and as an imperial power. This in turn was built on exploitation of natural ...

Ecoregions

List of ecoregions in the United Kingdom Satellite image of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in April 2002

Environment

Climate of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom straddles the higher mid-latitudes between 49° and 61°N on the western seaboard of Europe. Since the UK is always in or close to the path of the polar front jet stream, frequent changes in pressure and unsettled weather are ...

Environmental issues in the United Kingdom This page lists the issues that the United Kingdom currently has that are related to the environment, such as pollution and contamination. In 2015, it was reported that for the past decade, the state of the environment in the UK had significant ...

Conservation in the United Kingdom This page gives an overview of the complex structure of environmental and cultural conservation in the United Kingdom. With the advent of devolved government for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and of evolving regional government for England, ...

Energy in the United Kingdom Energy in the United Kingdom came mostly from fossil fuels in 2021. Total energy consumption in the United Kingdom was 142.0milliontonnes of oil equivalent (1,651TWh) in 2019. In 2014, the UK had an energy consumption ''per capita'' of 2.78ton ...

Green building in the United Kingdom Both the public and private sectors in the United Kingdom promote green building. Presently, there are already regulatory mechanisms in place that establish Britain's commitment to this kind of building construction. The government, for instance, s ...

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Renewable energy in the United Kingdom Renewable energy in the United Kingdom contributes to production for electricity, heat, and transport. From the mid-1990s, renewable energy began to play a part in the UK's electricity generation, building on a small hydroelectric capacity. ...

Green electricity in the United Kingdom The availability and uptake of green electricity in the United Kingdom has increased in the 21st century. There are a number of suppliers offering green electricity in the United Kingdom. In theory these types of tariffs help to lower carbon dioxi ...

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Hydroelectricity in the United Kingdom , hydroelectric power stations in the United Kingdom accounted for 1.87GW of installed electrical generating capacity, being 2.2% of the UK's total generating capacity and 4.2% of UK's renewable energy generating capacity. This includes four co ...

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Wind power in the United Kingdom The United Kingdom is the best location for wind power in Europe and one of the best in the world. By 2022, the UK had over 11 thousand wind turbines with a total installed capacity of over 25gigawatts (GW): 14 GW onshore and 11 GW offshore, t ...

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Solar power in the United Kingdom Solar power represented a very small part of electricity production in the United Kingdom until the 2010s when it increased rapidly, thanks to feed-in tariff (FIT) subsidies and the falling cost of photovoltaic (PV) panels. , installed capacit ...

Geology of the United Kingdom The geology of Great Britain is renowned for its diversity. As a result of its eventful geological history, Great Britain shows a rich variety of landscapes across the constituent countries of England, Wales and Scotland. Rocks of almost all geolo ...

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National parks of the United Kingdom National parks of the United Kingdom ( cy, parciau cenedlaethol; gd, pàircean nàiseanta) are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape across the country. Despite their name, they are quite different from national parks in many ot ...

National parks of England and Wales National parks of the United Kingdom ( cy, parciau cenedlaethol; gd, pàircean nàiseanta) are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape across the country. Despite their name, they are quite different from national parks in many ot ...

National parks of Northern Ireland National parks of the United Kingdom ( cy, parciau cenedlaethol; gd, pàircean nàiseanta) are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic landscape across the country. Despite their name, they are quite different from national parks in many o ...

National parks of Scotland The national parks of Scotland ( gd, Pàirc Nàiseanta) are managed areas of outstanding landscape where some forms of development are restricted to preserve the landscape and natural environment. At present, Scotland has two national parks: Loc ...

Protected areas of the United Kingdom Protected areas of the United Kingdom are areas in the United Kingdom which need and /or receive protection because of their environmental, historical or cultural value to the nation. Methods and aims of protection vary depending on the nature and ...

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Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty An Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB; , AHNE) is an area of countryside in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland, that has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value. Areas are designated in recognition of thei ...

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Scheduled monument In the United Kingdom, a scheduled monument is a nationally important archaeological site or historic building, given protection against unauthorised change. The various pieces of legislation that legally protect heritage assets from damage and d ...

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

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Special Area of Conservation A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and ap ...

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Special Protection Area A Special Protection Area (SPA) is a designation under the European Union Directive on the Conservation of Wild Birds. Under the Directive, Member States of the European Union (EU) have a duty to safeguard the habitats of migratory birds and cert ...

(SPA) (European Union) ** Wetlands designated under the

Ramsar Convention The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance Especially as Waterfowl Habitat is an international treaty for the conservation and sustainable use of Ramsar sites (wetlands). It is also known as the Convention on Wetlands. It i ...

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Wildlife of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

Flora of the United Kingdom The flora of Great Britain and Ireland is one of the best documented in the world. There are 1390 native species and over 1100 well-established non-natives documented on the islands. A bibliographic database of the species is compiled by the Botani ...

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Trees of Britain and Ireland Many lists of trees of Great Britain and Ireland have been written. There are a number of issues surrounding the inclusion of a species in such a list. As can be seen from the outline of debate below, there is no 'correct' list of trees of Britain ...

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List of the vascular plants of Britain and Ireland The flora of Great Britain and Ireland is one of the best documented in the world. There are 1390 native species and over 1100 well-established non-natives documented on the islands. A bibliographic database of the species is compiled by the Botan ...

** Fauna of the United Kingdom *** List of mammals of the United Kingdom *** Birds of the United Kingdom ****

List of birds of Great Britain This list of birds of Great Britain comprises all bird species that have been recorded in a wild state in Great Britain. It follows the official British List, maintained by the British Ornithologists' Union (BOU). Decisions relating to the Briti ...

**** List of birds of Wales *** List of reptiles of Great Britain ***

List of amphibians of Great Britain This is a list of amphibians of Great Britain. There are seven amphibian species native to Great Britain, in addition, there are a number of naturalized species. The natives comprise three newts, two toads and four frogs. Native species Pleur ...

*** List of fish of Great Britain ***

Lists of insects of Great Britain The following are lists of insects of Great Britain. There are more than 20,000 insects of Great Britain, this page provides lists by order. Dragonflies and damselflies (Odonata) * List of Odonata species of Great Britain Grasshoppers & cricke ...

United Kingdom Climate Change Programme The United Kingdom's Climate Change Programme was launched in November 2000 by the British government in response to its commitment agreed at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED). The 2000 programme was updat ...

** List of UK extreme rainfall amounts *

* Environmentally sensitive area **

Green belt A green belt is a policy and land-use zone designation used in land-use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighboring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges, which hav ...

s ** Notable trees in Great Britain ** National nature reserve **

National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty The National Trust, formally the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, is a charity and membership organisation for heritage conservation in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In Scotland, there is a separate and ...

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List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom This is a links page to the named waterfalls found in the UK and includes a list of the highest waterfalls. Highest waterfalls in the UK The list of highest waterfalls is often controversial, due to the ambiguity of whether to measure the sin ...

List of natural disasters in the British Isles This is a list of natural disasters in the British Isles. See also *List of disasters in Great Britain and Ireland by death toll *Climate of the United Kingdom *Geology of Great Britain *Geology of Ireland *Tsunamis affecting the British Is ...

** The Great Storm of 1987

Geographic features

Coastline The coast, also known as the coastline or seashore, is defined as the area where land meets the ocean, or as a line that forms the boundary between the land and the coastline. The Earth has around of coastline. Coasts are important zones in n ...

* List of islands of the United Kingdom, Islands * List of lakes and lochs in the United Kingdom, Lakes * List of lakes and lochs in the United Kingdom, Lochs * List of mountains and hills of the United Kingdom, Mountains and hills ** List of volcanoes in the United Kingdom, Volcanoes * List of rivers of the United Kingdom, Rivers ** List of waterfalls of the United Kingdom, Waterfalls * List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom, World Heritage Sites

Regions

* Time in the United Kingdom, Time zone of the UK

Municipalities

* List of cities in the United Kingdom, Cities ** Capital of the United Kingdom: London ** Second city of the United Kingdom ** List of largest United Kingdom settlements by population, Cities by population * Towns: ** List of towns in England, Towns in England ** List of burghs in Scotland, Burghs in Scotland ** List of towns in Wales, Towns in Wales ** List of towns in Northern Ireland, Towns in Northern Ireland * City status in the United Kingdom * List of conurbations in the United Kingdom, Conurbations *

Natural Resources

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** Biodiesel in the United Kingdom ** Coal mining in the United Kingdom ** Geothermal power in the United Kingdom ** Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom **

** Renewable energy in the United Kingdom#Ocean power, Marine energy in the United Kingdom ** North Sea oil **

* British food, Food ** Agriculture in the United Kingdom ** Fishing industry in England ** Fishing in Scotland ** Hunting and shooting in the United Kingdom * Materials ** Forestry in the United Kingdom ** Mining in the United Kingdom * List of renewable resources produced and traded by the United Kingdom Northwestern Europe at night by VIIRS cropped to GB

Northwestern Europe at night by VIIRS cropped to GB

Demography

Demography of the United Kingdom * Population of the United Kingdom: 64,105,700 (2013 Approximation, estimate) making it the List of countries by population, 22nd most populous country and, with a population density of 259/km² (679/sq.mile), ranking it 51st on the List of sovereign states and dependent territories by population density. This is largely due to the particularly high population density of England which measures Demography of the United Kingdom#Population, 406/km². ** Population of the countries of the United Kingdom ** Population of the United Kingdom#Vital statistics since 1960, UK birth and deaths since 1960 ** Immigration to the United Kingdom

Ethnicity

Ethnic groups in the United Kingdom * Commission for Racial Equality * British people, British * White British ** English people, English ** Scottish people, Scottish ** Welsh people, Welsh ** People of Northern Ireland, Northern Irish ** Ulster Scots people, Ulster-Scot ** Cornish people, Cornish * White Irish * White Other (United Kingdom Census), Other White Ethnic Groups **

an *** French migration to the United Kingdom *** Dutch people in the United Kingdom *** Italians in the United Kingdom *** Germans in the United Kingdom *** Spaniards in the United Kingdom *** Portuguese in the United Kingdom *** Scandinavian migration to Britain ** Eastern European *** Poles in the United Kingdom *** Baltic people in the United Kingdom *** Lithuanians in the United Kingdom *** Czechs in the United Kingdom *** Hungarians in the United Kingdom *** Greeks in the United Kingdom *** Serbs in the United Kingdom *** Romanians in the United Kingdom *** Bulgarians in the United Kingdom *** British Cypriots ** North American *** Americans in the United Kingdom *** Canadians in the United Kingdom *** Australians in the United Kingdom ** Other *** British Jews *** Irish Travellers *** Romani (people), Roma *** New age travellers * British Asian ** British Indian ** British Pakistanis ** British Bangladeshi ** British Sri Lankans * Oriental British ** British Chinese ** Filipinos in the United Kingdom ** Japanese in the United Kingdom ** Koreans in the United Kingdom ** Thais in the United Kingdom ** Malaysians in the United Kingdom ** Singaporeans in the United Kingdom * British Arabs ** Yemenis in the United Kingdom ** British Iraqis ** Armenians in the United Kingdom ** Iranians in the United Kingdom ** British Turks * Black British ** British African-Caribbean community *** Barbadian British *** British Jamaican ** African migration to Britain *** Ghanaians in the United Kingdom *** Kenyan migration to the United Kingdom *** British Nigerian *** South Africans in the United Kingdom *** Ugandan migration to the United Kingdom *** Tanzanians in the United Kingdom *** Zimbabweans in the United Kingdom * Latin American migration to the United Kingdom ** Argentines in the United Kingdom ** Brazilians in the United Kingdom ** Colombians in the United Kingdom ** Ecuadorians in the United Kingdom

Government, monarchy, politics and honours

* Form of government: parliamentary system, parliamentary multi-party system, multi-party representative democracy, representative democratic constitutional monarchy * Censorship in the United Kingdom * Elections in the United Kingdom ** Template:British elections, British elections (specific elections) * Gun politics in the United Kingdom * List of political parties in the United Kingdom, Political parties in the United Kingdom * List of political scandals in the United Kingdom, Political scandals of the United Kingdom * Taxation in the United Kingdom

Monarchy

* Air transport of the Royal Family and government of the United Kingdom * British Royal Family * British monarchs' family tree * Monarchy of the United Kingdom * Coronation of the British monarch * Household Cavalry * Household Division * HMY Britannia, HMY ''Britannia'' * Line of succession to the British throne * List of British royal residences * List of British monarchs * List of Royal Yachts of the United Kingdom * List of UK place names with royal patronage * List of organisations in the United Kingdom with a royal charter * King's Guard, King's Guard and King's Life Guard * Royal Assent * Royal Charter * Royal Christmas Message * Royal Collection Management Committee * Royal Collection Trust * Royal Collection * Royal Household * Royal Librarian * Royal Library, Windsor * Royal Peculiar * Royal Philatelic Collection * Royal Prerogative (United Kingdom), Royal Prerogative * Royal Standard (United Kingdom), Royal Standard * Royal Style and Titles Act * British Royal Train, Royal Train * Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom) * Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom * Royal forest * Style of the British sovereign * Succession to the British Throne

Branches of the government

Executive branch

* Head of state: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, Sovereign of the United Kingdom, Charles III, King Charles III ** Coronation of the British monarch *** Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom * Head of government: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (List of Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom, list), Rishi Sunak * Cabinet of the United Kingdom * Departments of the United Kingdom Government

Legislative branch

* Parliament of the United Kingdom (bicameral) ** List of parliaments of the United Kingdom ** List of parliaments of Great Britain ** Upper house: House of Lords ** Lower house: House of Commons of the United Kingdom *** List of British MPs

Judicial branch

Courts of the United Kingdom * Courts of England and Wales * Courts of Northern Ireland * Courts of Scotland * Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Foreign relations

Foreign relations of the United Kingdom * History of the foreign relations of the United Kingdom, History * Timeline of British diplomatic history * United Kingdom and the United Nations * Special Relationship * List of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom, Diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom * List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom, Diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom

International organisation membership

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a member of: * African Development Bank (AfDB) (nonregional member) * African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) * Arctic Council (observer) * Asian Development Bank (ADB) (nonregional member) * Australia Group * Bank for International Settlements (BIS) * British-Irish Council (BIC) * Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) (nonregional member) *

* Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) * Council of Europe (CE) * Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) * Euro-Atlantic Partnership Council (EAPC) * European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) * European Investment Bank (EIB) * European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT) * European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) * European Space Agency (ESA) * Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) * General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) * Group of Five (G5) * Group of Eight (G8) * Group of Ten (economic), Group of Ten (G10) * Group of Twenty Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors (G20) * Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) * International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) * International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) * International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) * International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) * International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) * International Criminal Court (ICCt) * International Criminal Police Organization – INTERPOL * International Development Association (IDA) * International Energy Agency (IEA) * International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRCS) * International Finance Corporation (IFC) * International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) * International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) * International Labour Organization (ILO) * International Maritime Organization (IMO) * International Mobile Satellite Organization (IMSO) * International Monetary Fund (IMF) * International Olympic Committee (IOC) * International Organization for Migration (IOM) * International Organization for Standardization (ISO) * International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement (ICRM) * International Telecommunication Union (ITU) * International Telecommunications Satellite Organization (ITSO) * International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC) * International Whaling Commission (IWO) * Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) * Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) * Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) (guest) * NATO, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) * Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) * Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) * Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) * Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) * Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) * Organization of American States (OAS) (observer) * Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) (partner) * Paris Club * Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) * Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) * Southeast European Cooperative Initiative (SECI) (observer) * United Nations (UN) * United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) * United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) * United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) (associate) * United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) * United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UNECLAC) * UNESCO, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) * United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) * United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) * United Nations Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) * United Nations Iraq-Kuwait Observation Mission (UNIKOM) * United Nations Mission in Bosnia and Herzegovina (UNMIBH) * United Nations Mission in Liberia (UNMIL) * United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) * United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) * United Nations Mission in the Sudan (UNMIS) * United Nations Observer Mission in Georgia (UNOMIG) * United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) * United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) * United Nations Security Council (UNSC) (permanent member) * United Nations Transitional Administration in East Timor (UNTAET) * United Nations University (UNU) * Universal Postal Union (UPU) * Western European Union (WEU) * World Confederation of Labour (WCL) * World Customs Organization (WCO) * World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU) * World Health Organization (WHO) * World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) * World Meteorological Organization (WMO) * World Organization of the Scout Movement * World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) * World Trade Organization (WTO) * World Veterans Federation * Zangger Committee (ZC)

Local government

* List of local governments in the United Kingdom

Politics of England

Politics of England * Regional assemblies in England * Local government in England ** History of local government in England ** Mayors in England

Politics of Northern Ireland

Politics of Northern Ireland * Northern Ireland Assembly ** First Minister of Northern Ireland, Office 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election#Aftermath, vacant ** Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland, Office 2017 Northern Ireland Assembly election#Aftermath, vacant *

** History of local government in Northern Ireland ** Mayors in Northern Ireland

Politics of Scotland

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Politics of Scotland * History of Scottish devolution * Local government in Scotland ** History of local government in Scotland ** Provosts in Scotland * Pressure Groups in Scotland * Scottish Parliament ** First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon ** Members of the Scottish Parliament ** 2007 Scottish Parliament election ** 2011 Scottish Parliament election ** 2016 Scottish Parliament election ** 2021 Scottish Parliament election

Politics of Wales

Politics of Wales * Local government in Wales ** History of local government in Wales ** Mayors in Wales * Senedd (Welsh Parliament) ** Members of the Senedd ** Members of the 6th Senedd ** 2007 National Assembly for Wales election ** 2011 National Assembly for Wales election ** 2016 National Assembly for Wales election ** 2021 Senedd election ** Welsh Government *** Second Drakeford government *** First Minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford

Honours

*New Year Honours *King's Birthday Honours *Prime Minister's Resignation Honours *Chivalric order **Chivalric order#Modern orders *List of honorary British knights and dames *:en:British honours system, British honours system *Declining a British honour

Military and Defence

British Armed Forces

Command

* Commander-in-chief: Monarchy of the United Kingdom, The Sovereign – Charles III, King Charles III ** Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom), Chief of the Defence Staff: General Nick Carter (British Army officer), Sir Nick Carter *** First Sea Lord: Admiral Tony Radakin *** Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom), Chief of the General Staff: General Mark Carleton-Smith, Sir Mark Carleton-Smith *** Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom), Chief of the Air Staff: Air Chief Marshal Michael Wigston * Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) ** Defence Council of the United Kingdom

Forces

* British Armed Forces ** British Army ** Royal Navy ** Royal Marines ** Royal Air Force

History

See

Law and order

Law of the United Kingdom * 999 (emergency telephone number), 9-9-9 emergency telephone number * British citizenship, British nationality law * Cannabis in the United Kingdom * Capital punishment in the United Kingdom * Common law * Constitution of the United Kingdom ** History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom ** Magna Carta (1215) ** Petition of Right (1628) ** Habeas Corpus Act of 1679, Habeas Corpus Act (1679) ** Bill of Rights 1689, Bill of Rights (1689) ** Reform Act 1832, Great Reform Act (1832) ** Parliament Act 1911, Parliament Act (1911) ** Scotland Act 1998 ** Northern Ireland Act 1998 ** Government of Wales Act 1998 ** House of Lords Act 1999 * Courts of the United Kingdom * Crime in the United Kingdom * Law of the European Union * Human rights in the United Kingdom ** Civil liberties in the United Kingdom ** LGBT rights in the United Kingdom ** Freedom of religion in the United Kingdom * High treason in the United Kingdom * Law enforcement in the United Kingdom ** Diplomatic Protection Group ** National Crime Agency ** Special Branch (Metropolitan Police), Special Branch * List of prisons in the United Kingdom * United Kingdom prison population

Law of England and Wales

* Courts of England and Wales * Crown Prosecution Service * His Majesty's Prison Service * Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements * National Offender Management Service * National Probation Service * Police Federation of England and Wales * Prison population of England and Wales * Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom), Serious Fraud Office

Law of Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland law * Independent Commission on Policing for Northern Ireland

Law of Scotland

Scots law * Courts of Scotland * Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service * Faculty of Advocates * Scottish Police Federation * Scottish Prison Service * Scottish Crime and Drug Enforcement Agency

Infrastructure

* Water supply and sanitation in the United Kingdom

Regulatory bodies

* Advertising Standards Authority (United Kingdom), Advertising Standards Authority * Financial Services Authority or FSA * Housing Corporation * Ofcom, Office of Communications (Ofcom) * Water Services Regulation Authority, Office of the Water Regulator (Ofwat) * Press Complaints Commission * Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner, Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC)

Trade Union Federations

* Irish Congress of Trades Unions * Trades Union Congress * Scottish Trades Union Congress

Transport

Transport in the United Kingdom * British Rail * List of airports in the United Kingdom, Airports in the United Kingdom * Bus transport in the United Kingdom * Coach transport in the United Kingdom * List of long-distance footpaths in the United Kingdom * Rail transport in the United Kingdom, Railway system ** History of rail transport in Great Britain, History of rail transport ** List of railway viaducts in the United Kingdom ** UK railway stations - A, Stations A-Z ** London Underground * Transport in the United Kingdom#Trams and light rail, Trams and Light Rail Trams and light rail systems * Roads in the United Kingdom ** British car number plates ** Great Britain road numbering scheme ** List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom ** List of motorways in the United Kingdom ** Motoring taxation in the United Kingdom * Waterways in the United Kingdom ** British Waterways ** Waterways Ireland ** History of the British canal system * List of tunnels in the United Kingdom, Tunnels in the United Kingdom * List of cycleways#United Kingdom, Cycleways in the United Kingdom * Common Travel Area * Transport Scotland

Economy

Economy of the United Kingdom * List of countries by GDP (nominal), Economic rank, by nominal GDP (2008): 6th (sixth) * Economic history of the United Kingdom ** The Industrial Revolution ** The Great Depression in the United Kingdom * Financial services industry of the United Kingdom ** Banking in the United Kingdom ** Banks of the United Kingdom *** Bank of England *** Bank of Scotland *** Royal Bank of Scotland ** London Stock Exchange *** FTSE 100 Index ** Private finance initiative ** Currency, Currency of the United Kingdom: pound sterling *** ISO 4217: GBP *** British coinage *** British banknotes *** Pound sterling * Communications in the United Kingdom ** Internet in the United Kingdom * :Companies of the United Kingdom, Companies of the United Kingdom * Manufacturing in the United Kingdom ** Automotive industry in the United Kingdom ** Aerospace industry in the United Kingdom ** Pharmaceutical industry in the United Kingdom * Construction industry of the United Kingdom * Mining in the United Kingdom ** North Sea oil *

** Energy use and conservation in the United Kingdom ** Energy policy of the United Kingdom *** Energy policy of Scotland * Legal services in the United Kingdom * Real estate in the United Kingdom * Tourism in the United Kingdom ** Tourism in England ** Tourism in Scotland ** Tourism in Wales ** List of tourist attractions in Ireland, Tourism in Northern Ireland * Transport in the United Kingdom * Economy of London ** City of London

History

* History of the United Kingdom ** Timeline of British history * History of England ** Social history of England ** Timeline of English history * History of Scotland ** Timeline of Scottish history * History of Wales * History of Northern Ireland **Plantation of Ulster * History of the formation of the United Kingdom ** Treaty of Union ** Acts of Union 1707 ** Act of Union 1800 * British Empire and the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth * Underground (British subculture), UK underground

History by period

* Georgian era * Victorian era * Edwardian era * History of the United Kingdom during the First World War, First World War * Interwar Britain, Interwar * Second World War **United Kingdom home front during World War II, civilian **Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II, military * Postwar **Postwar Britain (1945–1979), political **Social history of Postwar Britain (1945–1979), social * Since 1979 **Political history of the United Kingdom (1979–present), political **Social history of the United Kingdom (1979–present), social

Historical states of the British Isles

* Ancient Britain * Avalon * Roman Britain * Caledonia * Hibernia * Kingdom of the Picts * Kingdom of the Scots * Heptarchy * England in the Middle Ages, States in Medieval Britain * Commonwealth of England * Kingdom of England * Kingdom of Ireland * Kingdom of Scotland (when Picts and Scots merged in 843) * Kingdom of Great Britain (when England & Scotland merged in 1707); * United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (when Great Britain and Ireland merged in 1801)

By subject

* Economic history of the United Kingdom ** Economic history of Scotland * Maritime history of the United Kingdom ** Maritime history of England ** Maritime history of Scotland * Military history of the United Kingdom ** Military history of the United Kingdom during World War II ** Bletchley Park * History of agriculture in Scotland * History of Bangladeshis in the United Kingdom * History of Christianity in Scotland * History of company law in the United Kingdom * History of education in England * History of education in Scotland * History of electroconvulsive therapy in the United Kingdom * History of fire brigades in the United Kingdom * History of fire safety legislation in the United Kingdom * History of football in England * History of football in Scotland * History of labour law in the United Kingdom * History of law enforcement in the United Kingdom * History of lidos in the United Kingdom * History of local government in the United Kingdom ** History of local government in England ** History of local government in Scotland ** History of local government in Wales * History of medical regulation in the United Kingdom * History of Megabus routes in the United Kingdom * Metrication in the United Kingdom, History of metrication in the United Kingdom * History of psychosurgery in the United Kingdom * History of rail transport in the United Kingdom * History of rugby union in Scotland * History of taxation in the United Kingdom * History of the Church of England * History of the Constitution of the United Kingdom * History of the formation of the United Kingdom * History of the Green Party of England and Wales * History of the Jews in the United Kingdom ** History of the Jews in England *** History of the Jews in England (1066–1290) ** History of the Jews in Northern Ireland ** History of the Jews in Scotland ** History of the Jews in Wales * History of the Marranos in England * History of rail transport in Great Britain * History of rail transport in Ireland * History of the Reformation in Scotland * History of the socialist movement in the United Kingdom * History of the trust movement in Scotland * History of trial by jury in England * History of violence against LGBT people in the United Kingdom

Culture

Culture of the United Kingdom * British cuisine ** English cuisine ** Northern Irish cuisine ** Irish cuisine ** Scottish cuisine ** Welsh cuisine * List of festivals in the United Kingdom, Festivals in the United Kingdom * Gambling in the United Kingdom * British humour * Marriage in the United Kingdom ** Marriage in England and Wales ** Marriage in Northern Ireland ** Marriage in Scotland ** Civil partnership in the United Kingdom * Media of the United Kingdom * Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man ** Coat of arms of the United Kingdom ** Flag of the United Kingdom *** Union Jack ** National anthem of the United Kingdom * Prostitution in the United Kingdom * Public holidays in the United Kingdom * Religion in the United Kingdom ** Buddhism in the United Kingdom ** Christianity in the United Kingdom ** Hinduism in the United Kingdom ** Islam in the United Kingdom ** Judaism in the United Kingdom ** Sikhism in the United Kingdom * List of World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom, World Heritage Sites in the United Kingdom

Architecture

Architecture of the United Kingdom * List of cathedrals in England and Wales * Council houses * Energy efficiency in British housing * Housing associations * List of bridges in the United Kingdom * National House Building Council * New towns * Piers (England and Wales) * List of reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom, Reservoirs and dams in the United Kingdom * Town and Country Planning in the United Kingdom

Architecture of England

* Abbeys and priories in England * List of crossings of the River Thames, Crossing the Thames, including tunnels * Historic houses in England * Housing Corporation

Architecture of Scotland

* Abbeys and priories in Scotland

Architecture of Wales

* Abbeys and priories in Wales

Architecture of Northern Ireland

* Abbeys and priories in Northern Ireland

Gardens

* List of botanical gardens in the United Kingdom * Gardens in England * Gardens in Scotland * Gardens in Wales * Gardens in Northern Ireland

The arts

* Art of the United Kingdom ** Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom ** Pornography in the United Kingdom * British comedy * Cinema of the United Kingdom * Literature of the United Kingdom ** List of English writers * Music of the United Kingdom * Television in the United Kingdom * Theatre of the United Kingdom ** List of British playwrights ** List of theatres in the United Kingdom

Museums

* Museums in England * Museums in Northern Ireland * Museums in Scotland * Museums in Wales * List of British railway museums

Music

* Music of the United Kingdom ** List of music festivals in the United Kingdom

Popular music

* British pop music * British popular music * Early British popular music * British Invasion * New wave of British heavy metal * Britpop * List of one-hit wonders on the UK Singles Chart * United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest * Music Hall

Classical music

* BBC Symphony Orchestra * BBC National Orchestra of Wales * BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra * BBC Philharmonic Orchestra * City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) * Hallé Orchestra * Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra * Royal Philharmonic Orchestra * Royal Scottish National Orchestra * Philharmonia * London Symphony Orchestra * London Philharmonic Orchestra * Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra * Scottish Chamber Orchestra * The Proms * Opera in English, British opera * Ulster Orchestra

Folk music

* Folk music of England, Music of England * Music of Ireland, Music of Northern Ireland * Music of Scotland * Music of Wales

Theatre

* Royal Academy of Dramatic Art * Royal National Theatre * Laurence Olivier Awards * :Theatres in England, Theatres in England * :Theatres in Northern Ireland, Theatres in Northern Ireland * :Theatres in Scotland, Theatres in Scotland * :Theatres in Wales, Theatres in Wales

Film

Cinema of the United Kingdom * British Film Institute ** BFI Top 100 British films * National Film and Television Archive * British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) * British Independent Film Awards * Carry On films

Cultural icons

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United Kingdom icons

* AEC Routemaster red double-decker bus * Baked beans * Basil Fawlty * ''The Beano'' * The Beatles * Clock Tower, Palace of Westminster, Big Ben chimes * Hackney carriage, Black Cab (hackney cab) * Boudica * Bowler hat * Britannia * Monarchy of the United Kingdom, British Monarchy * Britpop * British Rail * Bulldog, British Bulldog * Cap of Maintenance * ''A Clockwork Orange (film), A Clockwork Orange'' * Cool Britannia * Concorde * ''Coronation Street'' * ''Crossroads (soap opera), Crossroads'' * Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom * Cutty Sark * ''Dad's Army'' * ''Doctor Who'' * Dig for Victory * ''EastEnders'' * England expects that every man will do his duty * Excalibur * ''Excalibur (comics)'' * ''Fawlty Towers'' * The Few, "Never was so much owed by so many to so few, ..so much owed by so many to so few" * Fish and chips * Football (soccer) * Frank Spencer (Michael Crawford), Frank Spencer * Full breakfast: Full English breakfast, Full English, Full breakfast#Ulster fry, Ulster fry, Full breakfast#Scotland, Scottish, Full breakfast#Wales, Welsh * ''Gentleman's Relish'' * God Save the Queen * Stalag Luft III#The "Great Escape" (1944), The Great Escape * Hackney carriage * Harry Potter * HP sauce * Hyacinth Bucket * ''The Italian Job'' * Jaffa Cakes * James Bond * John Bull * King Arthur * Land of Hope and Glory * Land Rover Defender * Last Night of the Proms * The Lion and the Unicorn * Lonsdale Belt * ''The Lord of the Rings'' * Marks & Spencer * Marmite * Mini * Miniskirt * Miss Marple * Mod (subculture), Mod * Monty Python * Morrissey * Page Three girl * Pantomime * Pint glass * Police box * Public house, Pub * Punk subculture, Punk * King's Guard * * Red Arrows * Red post boxes * Red telephone boxes * European robin, Robin * Rolls-Royce Motor Cars * Royal Warrant of Appointment (United Kingdom), Royal Warrant * Rule Britannia * Rugby football, Rugby * The Sex Pistols * Sherlock Holmes * Skinhead * Special Air Service (SAS) * Sten * Suffragettes * Supermarine Spitfire * Swinging Sixties * Tea (cup of) * Tea (meal) * Test Card F * ''Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds'' * Tommy Atkins (generic name for a British soldier) * Tommy helmet, Brodie helmet (helmet worn by the above) * Trooping the Colour * Twiglets * Umbrella * Union Flag * Climate of the United Kingdom, Weather * We shall never surrender, ..fight them on the beaches speech * ''Wallace and Gromit'' * Wellington boot * Winston Churchill * Woolworths Group plc

English icons

* 1966 FIFA World Cup squads#.C2.A0England, 1966 World cup squad * And did those feet in ancient time * ''Angel of the North'' * Bangers and mash * The Boat Race * Clapham Junction railway station, Clapham Junction * Cricket * Del Boy * ''Dixon of Dock Green'' * ''EastEnders'' * English rose (epithet), English rose * Full English breakfast * Jack the Ripper * King Arthur * London Bridge * London Eye * M25 motorway * Morris dance * ''Only Fools and Horses'' * Oxbridge * Premier League * Robin Hood * Saint George's Cross * Soho * Gravelly Hill Interchange, Spaghetti Junction * Status Quo (band), Status Quo * Stilton cheese * Stonehenge * There'll Always Be an England * Three Lions * Tower Bridge * Tube map * Tudor rose * Yeoman * Yeomen Warders * White Cliffs of Dover

Northern Irish icons

* Carrickfergus Castle * Free Derry * George Best * Giant's Causeway * Glens of Antrim * H-Blocks * Harland and Wolff * Hurling, administered by Ulster GAA * Mourne Mountains * Saint Patrick's Day

Scottish icons

* Alex Ferguson * Auld Lang Syne * Bagpipes *

* Billy Connolly * Dundee cake * Edinburgh Castle * Eilean Donan Castle * Flower of Scotland * Forth Bridge * Full Scottish breakfast * Great Highland bagpipe * Hackle * Haggis (with Rutabaga, neeps and Potato, tatties) * Highland games * Kilt * Loch Lomond * Loch Ness * Old Firm * Oatcake * Porridge * Robert the Bruce * Robert Burns * Saltire, St Andrew's Cross * Scotch whisky * Scotland the Brave * Scottish Premier League * Scots Wha Hae * Sgian-dubh * Shinty * Shortbread * Stirling Castle * Tam o' shanter (cap), Tam o' shanter * Tartan * Thistle * Trews * Tweed (cloth) * Unicorn * Up Helly Aa

Welsh icons

* Bryn Terfel * Cymraeg (Welsh language) * Daffodil * Eisteddfod inc. National Eisteddfod of Wales * Land of my Fathers * Laver bread * Leek * Rhondda, Rhondda Valley * Rugby union in Wales * Tom Jones (singer) * Welsh Dragon * Welsh rarebit * Welsh hat

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People

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Religion

Religion in the United Kingdom * Religion in England * Religion in Northern Ireland * Religion in Scotland * Religion in Wales * Christianity ** Assemblies of God in Great Britain ** Church of England (the established church in England) ** Church of Scotland (the national church of Scotland) ** Church of Ireland ** Church in Wales ** Episcopal Church of Scotland ** Free Church of Scotland (post 1900) ** Free Church of Scotland (Continuing) ** Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster ** Reformed Presbyterian Church of Ireland ** Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland ** Presbyterian Church of Ireland ** Presbyterian Church of Wales ** General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches ** Methodism ** Open Brethren ** Non-subscribing Presbyterian Church of Ireland ** Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales ** Roman Catholic Church in Scotland ** Coptic Orthodox Church in Britain and Ireland ** United Reformed Church ** Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) ** The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints * Hinduism in the United Kingdom ** Hinduism in England ** Hinduism in Northern Ireland ** Hinduism in Scotland ** Hinduism in Wales * Islam in the United Kingdom ** Islam in England ** Islam in Northern Ireland ** Islam in Scotland ** Islam in Wales * Judaism ** History of the Jews in England ** History of the Jews in Scotland * Sikhism in the United Kingdom ** Sikhism in England ** Sikhism in Scotland * Buddhism in the United Kingdom ** Buddhism in England ** Buddhism in Scotland * Druidry, Druidism * Other ** Atheism/ Irreligion ** Jedi census phenomenon, Jedi ** Scientology in the United Kingdom ** Status of religious freedom in the United Kingdom

Sports, games, and pastimes

Sport in the United Kingdom The following are the major sports; local groups may well play many others.

Angling

* National Federation of Anglers * National Federation of Sea Anglers * Salmon and Trout Association

Chess

* English Chess Federation * Scottish Chess Championship

Cricket

* Cricket in England ** 2005 English cricket season ** England cricket team ** Marylebone Cricket Club ** County cricket * Cricket in Scotland ** Scotland national cricket team * Cricket in Wales ** England cricket team ** Wales national cricket team * Cricket in Ireland ** Ireland cricket team

Hiking

* Long-distance footpaths in the UK * Ramblers' Association

Association football

* British Home Championship * Football in England, England ** The Football Association ** English national football team ** FA Premier League ** The Football League ** FA Cup ** English football league system ** National League System * Football in Scotland, Scotland ** Scottish Football Association ** Scotland national football team, Scottish national football team ** List of Scottish Football Clubs ** Scottish Football League ** Scottish Premier League ** Highland Football League ** East of Scotland Football League ** South of Scotland Football League ** Scottish Junior Football Association ** North Caledonian Football League ** Scottish Cup * Association football in Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland ** Irish Football Association (not to be confused with the Football Association of Ireland) ** Northern Ireland national football team ** Irish Football League (not to be confused with the League of Ireland) * Football in Wales, Wales ** Football Association of Wales ** Wales National Football Team, Welsh national team ** League of Wales

Polo

* Hurlingham Polo Association

Rugby

* Rugby union ** Rugby union in England, England *** Rugby Football Union **** England national rugby union team **** Guinness Premiership **** National Division One ** Rugby union in Wales, Wales *** Welsh Rugby Union **** Wales national rugby union team **** Pro14 **** Welsh Premier Division ** Rugby union in Scotland, Scotland *** Scottish Rugby Union **** Scotland national rugby union team **** Pro14 ** Rugby union in Ireland, Northern Ireland *** Irish Rugby Football Union **** Ireland national rugby union team **** Pro14 ** Calcutta Cup ** Powergen Cup ** British and Irish Lions * Rugby league ** Rugby league in England, England *** Rugby Football League ** Rugby league in Ireland, Northern Ireland *** Rugby League Ireland ** Rugby league in Scotland, Scotland *** Scotland Rugby League ** Rugby league in Wales, Wales ** Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain ** Challenge Cup

Sport rowing

* Boat Race (Oxford vs Cambridge) * Henley Royal Regatta

Skiing

* Ski Club of Great Britain

Other sports, games, and pastimes

Olympic Park, London, 14 June 2011 (2) cropped

* London Olympics * Bowls * Curling * Darts * English billiards * Eton Wall Game * Fives (including Eton Fives) * British Gliding Association * Horse racing in Great Britain * Tennis, Lawn tennis * Shinty * Skittles (sport), Skittles * Snooker * Motorsport in the United Kingdom, Motorsport

Education

* Education in the United Kingdom ** Schools in the United Kingdom *** Preparatory school (UK), Preparatory school *** Grammar schools in the United Kingdom *** Independent school (UK) *** List of schools in the United Kingdom *** School years ** Universities in the United Kingdom *** British undergraduate degree classification *** List of universities in the United Kingdom *** National Union of Students (United Kingdom), National Union of Students of the United Kingdom

Education in England

* Education in England :* Academy (England) :* General Teaching Council for England :* List of schools in England :* List of universities in England :* National Curriculum for England

Education in Northern Ireland

* Education in Northern Ireland :* List of schools in Northern Ireland :* Northern Ireland Curriculum

Education in Scotland

* Education in Scotland :* Curriculum for Excellence :* Educational Institute of Scotland :* General Teaching Council for Scotland :* Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Education :* List of schools in Scotland ::* List of independent schools in Scotland :* List of universities in Scotland :* Students' representative council :* Scottish Secondary Teachers' Association :* Scottish Qualifications Authority

Education in Wales

* Education in Wales :* List of schools in Wales :* Curriculum for Wales (2022 to present), National Curriculum for Wales

References

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