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1、TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIrelandTheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland(commonlyknownastheUnitedKingdom,theUKorBritain)isasovereignstateoffthenorth-westerncoastofcontinentalEurope.ThecountryincludestheislandofGreatBritain,thenorth-easternpartoftheislandofIrelandan
2、dmanysmallerislands.NorthernIrelandistheonlypartoftheUKthatsharesalandborderwithanothersovereignstate—theRepublicofIreland.ApartfromthislandbordertheUKissurroundedbytheAtlanticOcean,theNorthSea,theEnglishChannelandtheIrishSea.TheUKisadevelopedcountryandhastheworld'ssixth-largesteconomybyn
3、ominalGDPandseventh-largesteconomybypurchasingpowerparity.Itwastheworld'sfirstindustrializedcountryandtheworld'sforemostpowerduringthe19thandearly20thcenturiesalthoughtheeconomicandsocialcostoftwoworldwarsandthedeclineofitsempireinthelatterhalfofthe20thcenturydiminisheditsleadingroleinglo
4、balaffairs.TheUKneverthelessremainsagreatpowerwithleadingeconomic,cultural,military,scientificandpoliticalinfluence.ItisamemberstateoftheEuropeanUnion,apermanentmemberoftheUnitedNationsSecurityCouncil,andisalsoamemberof:theCommonwealthofNations,G8,G20,NATO,theOECD,theCouncilofEuropeandthe
5、WorldTradeOrganization.LondoncontainsfourWorldHeritageSites:theTowerofLondon;KewGardens;thesitecomprisingthePalaceofWestminster,WestminsterAbbeyandStMargaret'sChurch;andthehistoricsettlementofGreenwich(inwhichtheRoyalObservatorymarksthePrimeMeridian(0°longitude)andGMT).Otherfamouslandmark
6、sincludeBuckinghamPalace,theLondonEye,PiccadillyCircus,30StMaryAxe("TheGherkin"),StPaul'sCathedral,TowerBridgeandTrafalgarSquare.Londonishometonumerousmuseums,galleries,libraries,sportingeventsandotherculturalinstitutionsincludingtheBritishMuseum,NationalGallery,BritishLibrary,Wimbledonan
7、d40theatres.TheTowerofLondonKewGardensThePalaceofWestminsterBigBen
