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The largest island of the British Isles is Great Britain which is also the world’s ninth-biggest island. It has an area of 209,331 square km. The Ireland island is located to the west of Great Britain. The island is politically part of the UK. Most of Scotland, England, and Wales are on this island. A maritime climate prevails here. The island is part of the European continental shelf. The English Channel and the North Sea separates the island from the rest of continental Europe to the east. The world’s longest tunnel below the sea, the Channel Tunnel, connects the island to the mainland Europe. Great Britain is surrounded by more than 1,000 island and islets.

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With an area of 1,656 square km, the island of Skye is the fourth largest island in the British Isles. It is part of the Inner Hebrides archipelago where it is northernmost and the largest island. The central part of this island is dominated by the landscape of the Cuillins, a range of rocky mountains. Peninsulas of the island radiate out from the center.

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Part of the archipelago of the Outer Hebrides, the island of Lewis and Harris is the third largest island of the British Isles by size. The island covers an area of 2,179 square km. Politically, the island is part of Scotland of the UK and is the largest Scottish island by both size and population. The names Lewis and Harris apply to the northern and southern parts of the island, respectively. The landscape of Harris is highly hilly with over 30 peaks that are taller than 1,000 ft. Lewis is, however, relatively flat.

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A group of islands located in the North Atlantic Ocean, the British Isles comprises of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland and thousands of other islands and islets. These islands are located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The islands of the British Isles together cover an area of 315,159 square km. The United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland are the two sovereign nations that are located in the British Isles.

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The UK has a long history that consists of several different invasions, including a brief entry by the Romans in 55 B.C.E. In 1066 the UK area was part of the Norman Conquest, which aided in its cultural and political development.

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The United Kingdom has the third largest economy in Europe (behind Germany and France) and it is one of the world's largest financial centers. The majority of the UK's economy is within the service and industrial sectors and agriculture jobs represent less than 2% of the workforce. The main industries of the UK are machine tools, electric power equipment, automation equipment, railroad equipment, shipbuilding, aircraft, motor vehicles, electronics and communications equipment, metals, chemicals, coal, petroleum, paper products, food processing, textiles, and clothing. The agricultural products of the UK are cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables cattle, sheep, poultry and fish.

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The United Kingdom is located in Western Europe to the northwest of France and between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. Its capital and largest city is London, but other large cities are Glasgow, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Edinburgh. The UK has a total area of 94,058 square miles (243,610 sq km). Much of the topography of the UK consists of rugged, undeveloped hills and low mountains but there are flat and gently rolling plains in the eastern and southeastern areas of the country. The highest point in the UK is Ben Nevis at 4,406 feet (1,343 m) and it is located in the northern UK in Scotland.

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Much of the United Kingdom's history is known for the British Empire, its continuous worldwide trade and expansion that began as early as the end of the 14th century and the Industrial Revolution of the 18th and 19th centuries. This article, however, focuses on the formation of the United Kingdom.

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There are 14 British Overseas Territories , which are under the sovereignty of the United Kingdom but not part of the United Kingdom. These are:

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Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Antarctic Territory, the British Indian Ocean Territory (Diego Garcia), the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, the Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, the Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, the Sovereign Base Areas of Aktotiro and Dhekalia (Cyprus) and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

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Note that these are dependencies of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (not England, which is just part of the UK). more

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