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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain) is a country and sovereign state which lies off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. Its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain and Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland along with numerous smaller islands in the surrounding seas. 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, as well as by the Republic of Ireland to the south on Ireland.
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