The United Kingdom is made up of four geographic and historical parts: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. England, Scotland, and Wales together form Great Britain, the larger of the two principal islands in the British Isles. Northern Ireland occupies the northern part of the island of Ireland, while the republic of Ireland occupies the rest of that island. Apart from its land border with the Irish republic, the United Kingdom is surrounded by sea.
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