The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, Great Britain and sometimes, as a synecdoche, as England) was the formal name and the state form of the United Kingdom from 1 January 1801 until 12 April 1927. It was formed by the merger of the Kingdom of Great Britain (itself having been a merger of the Kingdoms of England and Scotland) and the Kingdom of Ireland, with Ireland being governed directly from Wes...
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Area:
- 244,820 km² (94525.5 mi² )
Population:
- 61,612,300 (Jan 1, 2009)
Date founded:
- May 1, 1707
Date dissolved:
- Dec 6, 1922
Contained by:
View Geographical areas that include United Kingdom »Also known as:
- UK,
- Great Britain,
- Britain,
- British,
- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
