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| | CIA - The World Factbook -- United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22) |
 | | England - 47 boroughs, 36 counties, 29 London boroughs, 12 cities and boroughs, 10 districts, 12 cities, 3 royal boroughs |
 | | House of Lords (highest court of appeal; several Lords of Appeal in Ordinary are appointed by the monarch for life); Supreme Courts of England, Wales, and Northern Ireland (comprising the Courts of Appeal, the High Courts of Justice, and the Crown Courts); Scotland's Court of Session and Court of the Justiciary |
 | | Meantime, the government has been speeding up the improvement of education, transport, and health services, at a cost in higher taxes. |
| www.cia.gov /cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk.html (1673 words) |
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