and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the
only part of the UK that
shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland.
Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with
the North Sea to its east, the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to
its south-southwest, giving it the 12th longest coastline in the world. The Irish
Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 242,500 square
kilometres (93,600 sq mi), the UK is the 78th-largest
sovereign state in the
world and the 11th-largest in Europe. It is also the 21st-most populous
country, with an estimated 65.1 million inhabitants. Together, this makes it
the fourth most densely populated country in the
European Union
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The
United
Kingdom
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