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I-United Kingdom of Great Britain neNyakatho Ireland, eyaziwa kakhulu ngokuthi i-United Kingdom (UK noma i-UK) noma iBrithani, iyizwe elizimele elingasogwini olusenyakatho nentshonalanga yezwekazi laseYurophu. I-United Kingdom ifaka phakathi isiqhingi iGreat Britain, ingxenye esenyakatho-mpumalanga yesiqhingi sase-Ireland, neziqhingi eziningi ezincane. INyakatho ye-Ireland yabelana ngomngcele wezwe neRiphabhliki yase-Ireland. Ngaphandle kwalokho, i-United Kingdom izungezwe uLwandle i-Atlantic, neNorth Sea ngasempumalanga, i-English Channel ngaseningizimu neCeltic Sea ngaseningizimu-ntshonalanga, okuyinika ugu olungu-12 olude kunawo wonke emhlabeni. Ulwandle i-Ireland luhlukanisa iGreat Britain ne-Ireland. Indawo yonke yase-United Kingdom ingamakhilomitha skwele angama-94,000 (240,000 km2). I-United Kingdom yintando yeningi ephalamende ebumbene kanye nobukhosi bomthethosisekelo. Inkosi iyiNdlovukazi u-Elizabeth II, obuse kusukela ngonyaka we-1952, imenza inhloko yezwe ende kunazo zonke emhlabeni. Inhlokodolobha yase-United Kingdom yiLondon, idolobha lomhlaba wonke kanye nendawo yezimali enabantu basemadolobheni abayizigidi eziyi-10.3. I-United Kingdom inamazwe amane: i-England, iScotland, iWales neNyakatho Ireland. Izihloko zawo maphakathi nazo yiLondon, Edinburgh, Cardiff neBelfast, ngokulandelana. Ngaphandle kweNgilandi, amazwe anabo ohulumeni ababhuqiwe, ngalinye linamandla ahlukahlukene. Amanye amadolobha amakhulu ahlanganisa iBirmingham, iGlasgow, iLeeds, iLiverpool neManchester. I-Isle of Man eseduze, iBailiwick yaseGuernsey neBailiwick yaseJersey ayiyona ingxenye ye-UK, ngoba ukuncika komqhele kuHulumeni waseBrithani obhekele ezokuvikela nokumela amazwe aphesheya. Inyunyana phakathi kwe Kingdom of England (eyayihlanganisa iWales) kanye ne Kingdom of Scotland ngo 1707 ukwakha Umbuso wase Great Britain, kwalandela inyunyana ngo 1801 yase Great Britain kanye ne Kingdom of Ireland yakha i-United Kingdom yase Great Britain ne Ireland . Izingxenye eziyisithupha nesithupha ze-Ireland zahlukana ne-UK ngo-1922, zishiya ukwakheka kwamanje kwe-United Kingdom yaseGreat Britain neNyakatho ye-Ireland. Igama lase-UK lamukelwa ngo-1927 ukukhombisa ushintsho. Kunezindawo eziyishumi nane zeBritish Overseas Territories, izinsalela zoMbuso WaseBrithani okwathi, ekuphakameni kwawo ngawo-1920, wahlanganisa cishe ikota yomhlaba womhlaba futhi wawungumbuso omkhulu kunayo yonke emlandweni. Ithonya laseBrithani lingaqashelwa ezilimini, emasikweni nasezinhlelweni zezombusazwe eziningi zamakholoni alo angaphambili. I-United Kingdom inomnotho wesithupha ngobukhulu emhlabeni ngomkhiqizo ophelele wasekhaya (i-GDP), kanye nowesishiyagalolunye ngobukhulu ngokuthenga amandla kagesi (PPP). Inomnotho onengeniso ephezulu kanye nesilinganiso senkambiso yokuthuthukiswa kwabantu ephezulu kakhulu, ebekwa ku-15 emhlabeni. Kwakuyizwe lokuqala elinezimboni emhlabeni kanye namandla aphambili emhlabeni phakathi nekhulu le-19 nasekuqaleni kwekhulu lama-20. I-UK isalokhu ingamandla amakhulu, inamandla amakhulu kwezomnotho, amasiko, ezempi, isayensi kanye nezepolitiki emhlabeni jikelele. Yisimo sezikhali zenuzi esaziwayo futhi ingeyesithupha ezindlekweni zempi emhlabeni. Kube yilungu elihlala njalo loMkhandlu Wezokuphepha weZizwe Ezihlangene selokhu laqala ukusebenza ngo-1946. I-United Kingdom iyilungu eliholayo leCommonwealth of Nations, uMkhandlu wase-Europe, G7, G20, NATO, Inhlangano Yezomnotho Co -I-Cooperation and Development (OECD), i-Interpol ne-World Trade Organisation (WTO). Kwakuyilungu le-European Union (i-EU) kanye nomanduleli wayo, i-European Economic Community (EEC), iminyaka engama-47, phakathi komhlaka 1 Januwari 1973 nokuhoxa ngomhlaka 31 Januwari 2020.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/