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United Kingdom

United Kingdom
Y Deyrnas Unedig
An Rìoghachd Aonaichte
An Ríocht Aontaithe
Unitit Kinrick
Rywvaneth Unys
Le Royaume-Uni

English United Kingdom - United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a country and sovereign state that lies to the northwest of Continental Europe with Ireland to the west. It occupies the majority of the British Isles and its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain and in Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland. The United Kingdom is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean, and its ancillary bodies of water, including the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea. The mainland is linked to ► France by the Channel Tunnel, with Northern Ireland sharing a land border with the ► Republic of Ireland. The United Kingdom is a political union made up of four constituent countries: ► England, ► Scotland, ► Wales and ► Northern Ireland. The British crown has three dependencies, the ► Isle of Man, ► Guernsey and ► Jersey.
The United Kingdom also has many overseas territories, including Bermuda, Gibraltar, Pitcairn Islands, British Indian Ocean Territory, Falkland Islands, and British Antarctica among others. A constitutional monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II is also the Queen and Head of State of 15 other Commonwealth Realms such as Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
Overseas territories of the United Kingdom of ► Anguilla, ► Bermuda, ► British Indian Ocean Territory, ► British Virgin Islands, ► Cayman Islands, ► Falkland Islands, ► Gibraltar, ► Montserrat, ► Pitcairn Islands, ► Saint Helena (with ► Ascension Island and ► Tristan da Cunha), ► South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands, ► Turks and Caicos Islands, as well as ► Akrotiri and Dhekelia.

Cymraeg Y Deyrnas Unedig - Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon

Mae Teyrnas Unedig Prydain Fawr a Gogledd Iwerddon yn cynnwys Prydain Fawr (Lloegr, Yr Alban, Cymru) a Gogledd Iwerddon. Fe'i lleolir i ogledd-orllewin cyfandir Ewrop ac fe'i amgylchynnir gan Fôr y Gogledd, Môr Udd a'r Môr Iwerydd. Hefyd o dan sofraniaeth y Deyrnas Unedig, ond heb fod yn rhan o'r brif ynys, mae Gwledydd Dibynnol y Goron, Ynysoedd y Sianel ac Ynys Manaw, a nifer o diriogaethau tramor.

Gàidhlig An Rìoghachd Aonaichte - An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath

An Rìoghachd Aonaichte na Breatainn Mhòr agus Eirinn a Tuath - Dùthaich a bha stèidhte ann an 1707 an dèidh aonadh eadar pàrlamaid Alba agus pàrlamaid Shasainn. Tha gach dùthcha air a bhith fo aon monarcachd o' am bliadhna 1603 'nuair a fhuair Rìgh Seumas VI grèim air cathair-rìgh Shasainn an dèidh bàs ban-rìgh Ealasaid I de Shasainn, am monarc mu dheireadh bho teaghlach nan Tudor.

Gaeilge An Ríocht Aontaithe - An Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Tuaisceart Éireann

Is stát in iarthar na hEorpa agus san Aontas Eorpach í Ríocht Aontaithe na Breataine Móire agus Thuaisceart Éireann. Cruthaíodh í tar éis achtanna aontachta (Béarla: Acts of Union) agus anois, is iad Sasana, Alba, an Bhreatain Bheag (Cymru) agus Tuaisceart Éireann ceithre chuid an stáit seo.

Scots Unitit Kinrick - Unitit Kinrick o Graet Breetain an Northren Irland

The Unitit Kinrick o Graet Breetain an Northren Irland is a state in wastren Europe. The UK haes fower launds: Ingland, Wales an Scotland, on the island o Graet Breetain; an Northren Irland, on the island o Irland, alang wi ither wee bits aboot the warld. The UK haes a population o 60 million.

Kernewek Rywvaneth Unys - Rywvaneth Unys Breten Veur ha Kledhbarth Iwerdhon

Rywvaneth Unys Breten Veur ha Kledhbarth Iwerdhon - Stat yn Europa hag y'n Unyans Europek yw an Rywvaneth Unys. Yma tri a'y beswar pow yn ynys Breten Veur: Alban, Kembra, ha Pow Sows; hag yma an peswara yn Ynys Iwerdhon: henn yw Kledhbarth Iwerdhon. Konna-tir yn soth-west an ynys yw Kernow; y prederir nep-prys mayth yw Kernow an peswara pow a Vreten Veur.


Short name United Kingdom
Official name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Status United independent country since 1707
Location Western Europe
Capital London
Population 60,609,153 inhabitants
Area 244,820 km²
Major language(s) English (official) and recognized regional languages (Welsh, Scottish Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, Scots, Cornish, French, Manx)
Major religion(s) Protestantism (Anglicanism and others) and Roman Catholicism
More information United Kingdom, Geography of the United Kingdom, History of the United Kingdom and Politics of the United Kingdom
More images United Kingdom - United Kingdom (Category).

General maps

Map of the United Kingdom
Topographic map
3D perspective relief map
geology map of Great Britain
United Kingdom maritime claims
Map of England within the United Kingdom
Administrative counties of England
Regions of England
Map of Northern Ireland
Map of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom
Districts of Northern Ireland
Map of Scotland
Map of Scotland within the United Kingdom
Scottish counties
Regions of Scotland
Map of Wales within the United Kingdom
Map of Wales
Subdivisions of Wales
Counties of Wales
Location of the British Overseas Territories
The British Overseas Territories and the Commonwealth

History maps

This section holds a short summary of the history of the area of present-day Great Britain and Northern Ireland, illustrated with maps, including historical maps of former countries and empires that included present-day Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Extent of the Beaker Culture
Possible extent of (proto-)Celtic influence 800-400 BC
Celts in Europe
Celts in Europe
Tribes of Wales at the time of the Roman invasion. Exact boundaries are conjectural
Territorial development of the Roman Empire 264 BC-192, including the conquest of present England
Map of the Roman Empire in 50
The extent of the Roman Republic and Roman Empire;

██ 133 BC

██ 44 BC (late Republic, after conquests by republican generals)

██ AD 14 (death of Augustus)

██ 117 (maximum extension)

Camps of the Roman Legions in 80
Map of the Roman Empire in 116
Roman Empire in 117
Principal sites in Roman Britain
Hadrians Wall during the Roman Empire
Roman Empire divided 395, showing the dioceses and praetorian prefectures of Gaul, Italy, Illyricum and Oriens (east), roughly analogous to the four Tetrarch zones of influence after Diocletian's reforms.
Western Roman Empire 395
The division of the Empire after the death of Theodosius I, ca.395 AD superimposed on modern borders.

██ Western Roman Empire

██ Eastern Roman Empire

Roman Britain around 400
Roman Britain in the year 410
Britain in 410
Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500
Invasions of the Roman Empire 100-500
Division of the Roman Empire in 406
Eastern Roman Empire and Western Roman Empire, c.476
Europe 526-600
Britain in 500
History of Anglo-Saxon England
Britain in 600
Britain around 600
Britain around 600
Britain around 600
Britain around 600
Britain around 600
Kingdom of [Dál Riata

around 650}}

Mediaeval kingdoms of Wales 700-1000
Kingdom of Mercia, 600-900
Map showing Scandinavian settlement in the eighth (dark red), ninth (red), tenth (orange) and eleventh (yellow) centuries. Areas denoted in green are those affected by frequent viking incursions but with little or no Scandinavian settlement.
The British isles in 802
Britain in 802
England in 871
England in 878
England in 886
England in 886
England in 897
Battle of Hastings, 1066
Wales in 1093
Ethnic map of Scotland around 1100
Wales in 1217
Lordships in Medieval Scotland, c. 1230
Hundred Years War
English Civil War 1642-1645
Kingdom of Great Britain, 1707
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, 1801
British Empire 1897
British colonial empire in 1921
Development of the British (colonial) empire: 1.Pink: colonies held by 1945; 2.Orange: Dominions; 3.Pink in Orange: colonies of Dominions; 4.Dark Red-Brown: areas lost by 1920; 5.Light pink: areas occupied in world war II; 6.Purple: Protectorates and Princely States (in India); 7.Lavender: areas lost by 1705 (England only); 8.Hachured: sphere of influence (click image for better resolution); 9.Salmon: areas of defeated Axis occupied 1943-1955

Old maps

This section holds copies of original general maps older than 70 years of this entry.

1710 Map of England and Wales
1726 map of Scotland
1830 map
1905 map

Other maps

English dialects
Gaelic in Scotland
Welsh language

Maps of Sealand

Location of Sealand
Sealand and the territorial waters

Satellite maps

Satellite map of the United Kingdom

Notes and references

General remarks:

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  • Historical maps are included in the continent, country and dependency entries.
  • For Burma, see Myanmar; Great Britain and Northern Ireland, see United Kingdom; Ivory Coast, see Côte d'Ivoire; Pridnestrovie, see Transnistria; Taiwan, see China, Republic of; Timor-Leste, see East Timor.
  • The status of various entities is disputed. See the content for the entities concerned.
  • The maps of former countries that are more or less continued by a present-day country or had a territory included in only one or two countries are included in the atlas of the present-day country. For example the Ottoman Empire can be found in the Atlas of Turkey.

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