Profile for the UK (United Kingdom) which is made up of four constituent entities: England, Scotland Wales, and the province of Northern Ireland. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/United_Kingdom. Visit BBC News for up-to-the-minute news, breaking news, video, audio and feature stories. BBC News provides trusted World and UK news as well as local and regional. news. bbc. co. uk/1/hi/uk/default. stm. Official tourism site for the United Kingdom. Includes details on accommodation, events, places to visit, trasportation, activities, attractions, and more. www. visitbritain. com -. Official United Kingdom government portal and guide to information on central and local services, living in the UK, business resources, public documents, and more. www. direct. gov. uk -. Information on United Kingdom geography, history, politics, government,. The United Kingdom, consisting of Great Britain (England, Wales, and Scotland). www. infoplease. com/ipa/A0108078. html. var wikiImage = new Image(); wikiImage. onload = function() &ob;if(this. height The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Great Britain, is a sovereign island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland. en. wikipedia. org/wiki/United_Kingdom. Facts about the land, people, history, government, political conditions, economy, foreign relations of United Kingdom. Spring flowers in front of St. Stephen's tower, containing Big Ben, London, United Kingdom, March 7, 2002. [© AP Images] www. state. gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/3846. htm. The United Kingdom (UK) is arguably Europe's most influential country. In simple terms, it's the union of the individual countries of England, Scotland and Wales, collectively called Great Britain (Europe's largest island) and the northeastern corner of Ireland - the constitutionally distinct region of Northern. www. worldatlas. com/webimage/countrys/europe/uk. htm. Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Industry Market Reports. Try the Subject Index! www. state. gov/p/eur/ci/uk/. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an independent US Government agency responsible for providing national security intelligence to senior US policymakers. For more on the Agency's mission, visit our Strategic Intent. www. cia. gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/uk. html. © 2008 United Kingdom Gifts. www. unitedkingdomgifts. co. uk/ www. unitedkingdomgifts. co. uk/. var _psBack = '« Prev'; var _psForward = 'Next »'; var _psQueryID = '9B7F29DACCECA5D879EB2DF65ECAE5E8'; var _psQuerySource = '121'; var _psSiteID = '';   1  .