The

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the coast of European mainland, the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...

is a country located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. United Kingdom may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

* ''

A United Kingdom ''A United Kingdom'' is a 2016 biographical romantic drama film directed by Amma Asante and written by Guy Hibbert, based on the true-life romance of Seretse Khama, heir to the throne of the Bangwato Tribe in Serowe – one of many tribes fo ...

'', a 2016 biographical film * ''United Kingdom'' (album), a 1989 album by American Music Club * ''United Kingdoms'' (album), a 1993 album by Ultramarine

Political entities

Federal monarchy A federal monarchy is a federation of Country, states with a single monarch as overall head of the federation, but retaining Non-sovereign monarchy, different monarchs, or having a non-monarchical system of government, in the various states j ...

, a type of federation *

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was the union of the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland into one sovereign state, established by the Acts of Union 1800, Acts of Union in 1801. It continued in this form until ...

, the United Kingdom between 1801 and 1922 *

United Kingdom of the Netherlands The United Kingdom of the Netherlands is the unofficial name given to the Kingdom of the Netherlands as it existed from 1815 to 1839. The United Netherlands was created in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars through the fusion of territories t ...

, an unofficial name for the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1815 until 1839 *

United Kingdom of Libya The Kingdom of Libya (; ), known as the United Kingdom of Libya from 1951 to 1963, was a constitutional monarchy in North Africa that came into existence upon independence on 24 December 1951 and lasted until a bloodless coup d'état on 1 Sept ...

, a state between 1951 and 1969 *

United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves The United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves was a pluricontinental monarchy formed by the elevation of the Portuguese colony named State of Brazil to the status of a kingdom and by the simultaneous union of that Kingdom of Brazil ...

, the Portuguese state between 1815 and 1825 * United Kingdom of Denmark, one of several official translations of the Danish word ''Rigsfællesskabet'' *

United Kingdom of Denmark and Norway United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * ''United'' (2011 film), a BBC Two f ...

, a state between 1523 and 1814 *

United Kingdoms of Sweden and Norway United may refer to: Places * United, Pennsylvania, an unincorporated community * United, West Virginia, an unincorporated community Arts and entertainment Films * United (2003 film), ''United'' (2003 film), a Norwegian film * United (2011 film) ...

, a political union between 1814 and 1905 * United Monarchy of Israel and Judah, a state between 1050 BC and 930 BC * United Kingdom of Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia, a proposed state in 1846 * United Kingdom of Poland, a state between 1320 and 1386

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