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UK General The?United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,?commonly known as the?United Kingdom?(UK) or?Britain? Off the north-western coast of?continental Europe The island of?Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of?Ireland, and many smaller islands.? Northern Ireland?is the only part of the UK that shares a?land border?with another state: the?Republic of Ireland. Government form:?constitutional monarchy with a?parliamentary system The current?British monarch—since 6 February 1952:?Queen Elizabeth II. The United Kingdom consists of?four countries:?England,?Scotland,