The
United
____________________
(
UK
)
is
a
sovereign
state
in
Europe
.
Its
official
name
is
the
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland
.
It
lies
off
the
north
-
western
coast
of
the
European
mainland
.
It
____________________
the
island
of
Great
Britain
,
the
north
-
eastern
part
of
the
island
of
Ireland
and
many
smaller
islands
.
It
shares
a
land
border
with
the
Republic
of
Ireland
to
the
north
,
but
is
mainly
surrounded
by
the
Atlantic
Ocean
to
its
west
and
north
,
the
____________________
Sea
to
the
east
and
the
English
____________________
to
its
south
.
The
United
Kingdom
has
a
population
of
about
64
.
1
million
____________________
and
is
the
22nd
-
most
populous
country
.
It
is
a
constitutional
monarchy
with
a
capital
city
,
London
.
The
current
monarch
since
6
February
1952
is
Queen
Elizabeth
II
.
The
UK
is
formed
by
four
countries
:
England
,
Scotland
,
Wales
,
and
Northern
Ireland
.
While
Wales
became
a
part
of
the
Kingdom
of
England
in
____________________
,
Scotland
was
unified
in
1707
.
In
1801
,
the
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Ireland
was
constituted
,
but
it
wasn
?
t
until
1922
that
this
state
received
the
name
of
United
Kingdom
of
Great
Britain
and
Northern
Ireland
.
The
UK
also
has
____________________
Overseas
Territories
,
the
remnants
of
the
British
Empire
which
once
encompassed
almost
a
quarter
of
the
world
?
s
land
mass
.
The
United
was
the
world
?
s
first
____________________
____________________
and
the
world
?
s
foremost
power
during
the
19th
and
early
20th
centuries
.
Nowadays
,
it
remains
a
great
power
with
important
economic
,
cultural
,
military
,
____________________
,
and
political
influence
internationally
.
