The "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (UK) off the north-west coast of Europe with its capital London is the largest European island state at 243,610 km². It consists of the four parts of England (130,395 km²), Wales (20,735 km²), Scotland (77,910 km²) and Northern Ireland (13,843 km²). The states of England, Scotland and Wales on the main island together form Great Britain. The independent Republic of Ireland is not included.
There are around 800 smaller islands around the main island, which also belong to the United Kingdom. The most important and largest island groups are Shetland and Orkney in the North Sea north of Scotland, the Outer Hebrides and the Inner Hebrides in the Atlantic Ocean west of Scotland, Anglesey in the Irish Sea north of the Welsh coast, the Isles of Scilly in the Celtic Sea south-west of England and the Isle of Wight in the English Channel.
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