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Physical map of The United Kingdom showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about The United Kingdom.
Map of England showing major cities, terrain, national parks, rivers, and surrounding countries with international borders and outline maps. Key facts about England.
The British Empire was the largest empire in human history. It consisted of the colonial possessions of what is now the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The UK’s imperial expansion began in the early 17 th century.
A map showing the British Isles. The British Isles is a concentration of islands in the North Atlantic. The islands include Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Channel Islands, and about six thousand smaller isles close to the region.
Scotland is bordered by England in the southeast; the Atlantic Ocean and the Sea of the Hebrides in the north and west; by the North Sea in the northeast and by the Irish Sea in the south. Regional Maps: Map of Europe.
A map of modern day England. England is one of four constituent countries within the United Kingdom, located in the southern portion of the island of Great Britain. It shares its northern border with Scotland and its western border with Wales.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland that together makeup the United Kingdom is almost universally considered part of Europe.
Former British Colonies. The British forged the largest empire the world has yet seen. Holding territory on every continent at its height in the wake of the First World War, it spanned across 35.5 million Km 2 (13.7 million sq mi). The British Empire, beginning in the middle of the 16th century, would last more than 400 years until the handover ...
A map of England. England is a part of the United Kingdom, which within itself comprises four distinct constituent countries. England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland all make up the United Kingdom. England is the southernmost member of Great Britain and is also the largest with a total land area of 129,113 km 2 — the United Kingdom is ...
The National Flag of the United Kingdom (Union Jack) features a blue background with the centered red cross edged in white; the country uses Pound sterling as its official currency; and its national anthem is "God Save the Queen".