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The various terms used to describe the different (and sometimes overlapping) geographical and political areas of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and surrounding islands are often a source of con...
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Historically the territory of the United Kingdom is divided into four parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ... Wales is a peninsula washed by the sea on three sides: the Bristol Channel in the south, the St. George's Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea in the north. Its territory is 20,8 thousand sq. km.
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United Kingdom or Great Britain, ... Situated in the Atlantic Ocean, it is bounded on the north and west by open water, on the east by the North Sea, and on the south by the Strait of Dover and the English Channel. St. George's Channel, the Irish Sea, ... The land divides into a highland region and a lowland region.
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Eleven people are arrested people shout racist abuse at people in Manchester city centre. ... A lunchtime St George's Day parade passed through the streets of the city on Wednesday, with people wearing red roses and singing patriotic anthems. ... BBC NEWS CHANNEL ;
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The flag of the United Kingdom is popularly known as the Union Jack or Union Flag. It is comprised of the flags of St. George (of England), ... The Isle of Man and the various Channel Islands are "crown dependencies", possessing their own legislative bodies with the assent of the Crown. They are not part of the United Kingdom,
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they belong to the country's royal family but are not technically part of the United Kingdom. They include the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea and the Channel Islands in the English Channel. ... The western coast of Wales curves around Cardigan Bay, at the east edge of St. George's Channel, with the Lleyn Peninsula at its...
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The Tories have issued a St George's Day rallying cry against plans by Brussels to "wipe England off the map" and create a United Europe. ... Divide and rule: How the South-East has been paired up with regions across the Channel ... People: Gordon Brown; Places: France, United Kingdom...
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A nation shares a common culture. ... The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official title of the state. ... However there is only ONE kingdom now derived from the 1801 Act which included all the British Isles (minus Isle of Man and Channel Islands) until the formatiion of the Irish Free State,
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The flag of the United Kingdom is popularly known as the Union Jack or Union Flag. It is comprised of the flags of St. George (of England), ... Within England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the flags of each nation are commonly used. The St. ... The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are not strictly part of the UK,
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Wales is located in the south-west of Great Britain and is bordered by Cheshire, Shropshire, Herefordshire and Gloucestershire to the east, the Bristol Channel to the south, St George's Channel in the west, and the Irish Sea to the north. ... As one of the constituent parts of the United Kingdom, the head of state in Wales...
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