United Kingdom, referred to as the United Kingdom (English: United Kingdom) or Britain (English: Britain), commonly known as the United Kingdom, is the island of Great Britain, England, Scotland and Wales, as well as the northeastern part of the island of Ireland and Northern Ireland, a series of affiliated islands composed of an island nation in Western Europe. Chinese in the "English" word, that is, from "England", while their international code for GB.

United Kingdom is located in the northwest of continental Europe, the British Isles, was the North Sea, the English Channel, Celtic Sea, Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean surrounded. In addition to British, but also includes fourteen overseas territories