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	United Kingdom - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom or the UK) is a country (or more specifically a constitutional monarchy or unitary state) off the north-western coast of continental Europe, surrounded by the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, the Irish Sea, and the Atlantic Ocean.
		The United Kingdom is the union of the Kingdom of England (which includes the principality of Wales) with the Kingdom of Scotland and later the Kingdom of Ireland to form a single state.
		Also sometimes associated with the United Kingdom, though not constitutionally part of the United Kingdom itself, are the Crown dependencies (the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man) as self-governing possessions of the Crown, and a number of overseas territories under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
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	United Kingdom - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		In the early years of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain", formed by the Act of Union of 1707, it was customary to refer officially to Scotland and to England and Wales as, respectively, "North Britain" and "South Britain", though the usage never really caught on.
		The United Kingdom is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations (successor organisation to the former British Empire) and NATO.
		Also sometimes associated with the United Kingdom, though not constitutionally part of the United Kingdom itself, are the Crown dependencies (the Bailiwicks of Jersey and Guernsey, and the Isle of Man) as self-governing possessions of the Crown, and a number of overseas territories under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/United_Kingdom (4237 words)

	ipedia.com: United Kingdom Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the formerly self-governing nations of England, Scotland and Wales together with the province of Northern Ireland, a region on the island of Ireland (the rest of Ireland left the United Kingdom in 1922).
		In form, the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with legislative power invested in an elected government, and executive power invested in a Cabinet led by the Prime Minister whose power, though carried out in the monarch's name, is answerable to Parliament and through it the electorate.
		The monarchy of the United Kingdom is symbolically shared with 15 other sovereign countries that are known as Commonwealth Realms, although Britain has no political or executive power over these independent nations, it retains influence, through long-standing close relations.
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	Learn more about United Kingdom in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The United Kingdom is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations (successor organisation to the former Empire), the European Union and NATO.
		The United Kingdom is a very centralised state, with London's Westminster Parliament holding responsibility for most of the political affairs of the Kingdom.
		The United Kingdom is one of three countries which have a profitable recorded music industry, based mostly on popular music, the others being the United States and Sweden.
	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /u/un/united_kingdom.html (1925 words)

	Towns of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In England, Wales and Northern Ireland, a town is traditionally any settlement which has received a charter of incorporation, more commonly known as a town charter, approved by the monarch.
		In Scotland, the equivalent is known as a burgh, pronounced burra.
		In more modern times it is often considered that a town becomes a city (or a village becomes a town) as soon as it reaches a certain population, although this is an informal definition and no particular numbers are agreed upon.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Towns_of_the_United_Kingdom (251 words)

	United Kingdom
		The greater part of Ireland left the United Kingdom (then formally called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland) in 1922, and is today the Republic of Ireland, whilst the north-eastern portion of the island, Northern Ireland, remains part of the United Kingdom.
		In form, the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with legislative power invested in an elected government, and executive power invested in a Cabinet led by the Prime Minister whose power, though carried out in the monarch's name, is answerable to Parliament and through it the electorate.
		The Parliament of the United Kingdom is bicameral, composed of the 659-member elected House of Commons and the appointed House of Lords.
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	United Kingdom
		The United Kingdom was formed by Acts of Union which united the Kingdom of England (which included Wales as a principality) with the Kingdom of Scotland and later the Kingdom of Ireland as a single state under the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
		The modern "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" was the result of the partition of Ireland in 1922 between the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland, which remained part of the United Kingdom.
		In the United Kingdom the monarch has extensive theoretical powers, but his or her role is mainly, though not exclusively, ceremonial.
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	sociology - United Kingdom
		The United Kingdom is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations (successor organisation to the former British Empire) and NATO.
		Queen Elizabeth II The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with executive power exercised by a government headed by the Prime Minister and the other Ministers of State who form the Cabinet.
		The 40,900-member Royal Navy is in charge of the United Kingdom's independent strategic nuclear arm, which consists of four Trident missile submarines, while the Royal Marines provide commando units for amphibious assault and for specialist reinforcement forces in and beyond the NATO area.
	www.aboutsociology.com /sociology/United_Kingdom (3582 words)

	City status in the United Kingdom at AllExperts
		Towns that became seats of bishoprics in the twentieth century, such as Chelmsford, Guildford, and Blackburn, were not automatically granted city status.
		On the formation of a town council for Hereford in April 2000 the charter trustees were dissolved, and the city status temporarily lapsed.
		This contrasts with the situation in the United States, where the primary meaning of the word "city" is any area contained within city limits, completely disregarding whether or not that area is recognisable as a traditional "city".
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	United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The UK was formed by a series of Acts of Union which united the Kingdom of England (which included Wales as a principality) with those of, first, Scotland and then Ireland under a single government in London.
		In the early years of the "United Kingdom of Great Britain", formed by the Act of Union of 1707, it was customary to refer officially to Scotland and to England and Wales as, respectively, "North Britain" and "South Britain", though the usage never really caught on.
		The anchor representing the Royal Navy, the crossed swords the Army, and the Eagle the Royal Air Force The armed forces of the United Kingdom are known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, officially the Armed Forces of the Crown.
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	United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The UK was formed by a of Acts of Union which united the formerly self-governing nations of England Scotland and Wales together with the province of Northern Ireland a region on the island of Ireland (the rest of Ireland left the Kingdom in 1922).
		Also under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom though not of the United Kingdom itself are the Crown Dependencies of the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man and a number of Overseas Territories.
		In form the United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with legislative power invested in an government and executive power invested in a Cabinet led by the Prime Minister whose power though carried out in monarch's name is answerable to Parliament and through it the electorate.
	www.freeglossary.com /United_Kingdom (2404 words)

	New towns in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Designated new towns were removed from local authority control and placed under the supervision of a Development Corporation, all of which have now been disbanded.
		The New Towns Act (Northern Ireland) 1965 gave the Minister of Development of the Government of Northern Ireland the power to designate an area as a New Town, and to appoint a Development Commission.
		The New Towns Amendment Act (Northern Ireland) 1968 was passed to enable the establishment of the Londonderry Development Commission to replace the County Borough and rural district of Londonderry, and implement the Londonderry Area Plan.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/New_towns_in_the_United_Kingdom (476 words)

	Code Kingdom Postal United (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Unit testing is a key element for popular development methods such as eXtreme Programming (XP) code kingdom postal united and Agile Development.
		List of post towns in the United Kingdom - This is a list of post towns in the United Kingdom, sorted by the postal area (the first part of the outward code of a postcode).
		Postal counties of the United Kingdom - The postal counties of the United Kingdom, now known officially as the former postal counties, were subdivisions of the UK in routine use by the Royal Mail until 1996.
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	directopedia : Directory : Sports : Hockey : Floorball : Clubs : United Kingdom
		The United Kingdom, often referred to simply as 'Britain', is a constitutional monarchy with a unitary state and is composed of four constituent parts: the three constituent countries of Great Britain—England, Scotland, and Wales—on the island of Britain, and the province of Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland.
		The United Kingdom, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing Western ideas of property, liberty, capitalism and parliamentary democracy—to say nothing of its part in advancing world literature and science.
		At the April 2001 census, the United Kingdom's population was 58,789,194, the third-largest in the European Union (behind Germany and metropolitan France) and the twenty-first largest in the world.
	www.directopedia.org /directory/Sports-Hockey/Floorball-Clubs-United_Kingdom.shtml (4170 words)

	City status in the United Kingdom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The question arose as to which towns were entitled to be called cities, and the chairman, the Earl of Onslow, wrote to the Home Office to seek clarification.
		It is a well-established principle that the grant of the title is only recommended in the case of towns of the first rank in population, size and importance, and having a distinctive character and identity of their own.
		Towns with cathedrals may nevertheless be referred to as "cities" by their inhabitants — particularly in the case of St Asaph and Rochester.
	www.jgames.co.uk /title/City_status_in_the_United_Kingdom (4775 words)

	United Kingdom - Gurupedia
		Statute of Rhuddlan in 1284, became part of the Kingdom of England by the Act of Union 1536.
		Ulster counties remaining part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland) and the state became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the name being officially changed in 1927.
		Channel Islands are not legally part of the United Kingdom; they are British crown dependencies, though the United Kingdom is responsible for their external affairs.
	www.gurupedia.com /u/un/united_kingdom.htm (1890 words)

	United Kingdom travel guide - Wikitravel
		Many cities and towns in the United Kingdom are of interest to travellers outside the capital city of London.
		The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with a queen (or king) as the head of state, and a prime minister as the democratically elected head of government.
		Most basic mapping in the United Kingdom is undertaken by the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain (in England, Scotland and Wales) and the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland.
	wikitravel.org /en/United_Kingdom (14469 words)

	Ireland Information Guide , Irish, Counties, Facts, Statistics, Tourism, Culture, How
		The monarchy of the United Kingdom is symbolically shared with 15 other sovereign countries that are known as Commonwealth Realms.
		The main rivers and estuaries are the Thames and the Severn, the Trent and Ouse feeding the Humber Estuary; major cities include London, Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, Liverpool, Leeds, Bristol and Newcastle upon Tyne.
		In total it is estimated that the UK is made up of around 1098 small islands, some being natural and some being man-made crannogs, which were built in past times using stone and wood and which were enlarged by natural waste building up over time.
	www.irelandinformationguide.com /United_Kingdom (2321 words)

	United Kingdom - Travel guide Hotel reservation for holidays in United Kingdom - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the United Kingdom or the UK) occupies all of the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern portion of the island of Ireland and most of the remaining British Isles.
		The capital city of the United Kingdom (and of England) is London.
		Most basic mapping in the United Kingdom is undertaken by the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain (http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/) (in England, Scotland and Wales) and the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (http://www.osni.gov.uk/).
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	United Kingdom travel guide
		The United Kingdom has been called the biggest small country on Earth due to its sheer diversity.
		The UK is short for the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" and is formed by the province of Northern Ireland and the countries of Great Britain - England, Scotland and Wales.
		The small fishing villages and towns such as Pennan and Banff have a character all of their own and of course we can't forget the people the Scots, warm hearted and friendly, probably the most welcoming race in the world.
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	United Kingdom - Wikitravel
		The United Kingdom occupies all of the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern portion of the island of Ireland and most of the rest of the British Isles just off the northern coast of Europe.
		The capital city of the United Kingdom (and of England) is London, one of the great world cities.
		Most basic mapping in the United Kingdom is undertaken by the Ordnance Survey of Great Britain (http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/) (in England, Scotland and Wales) and the Ordnance Survey of Northern Ireland (http://www.osni.gov.uk/).
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	World Heritage sites (211 - 225) - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		The Town of St George, founded in 1612, is an outstanding example of the earliest English urban settlement in the New World.
		The Stone Town of Zanzibar is a fine example of the Swahili coastal trading towns of East Africa.
		The park also includes 100 km of wilderness coastline, the longest undeveloped coast in the contiguous United States, and is rich in native and endemic animal and plant species, including critical populations of the endangered northern spotted owl, marbled murrelet and bull trout.
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	United Kingdom / British / Scottish Genealogy - I Dream of Genealogy Databases
		For each of the towns, parishes, townships, chapelries, villages, hamlets, hundreds, manors, and unions found within Devon there are historical, statistical, and topographical descriptions.
		Volume II is a directory of the manufacturing and commercial towns in the United Kingdom and Wales.
		Visitations of Norfolk, 1563 and 1613 Ancestry.com This database contains genealogies of some of the citizens of the county of Norfolk, England, that were taken in 1563 and 1613 by the Officers of Arms.
	www.idreamof.com /united_kingdom.html (1458 words)

	Worldworx Travel - United Kingdom - Images - Cities and Towns - Cities
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