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From Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium

United Kingdom

History • Politics • Culture

Capital: London

England • London

Regions • History

Language • People

Scotland • Edinburgh

Council areas • History

Language • People

Wales • Cardiff

Regions • History

Language • People

Northern Ireland • Belfast

Regions • History

Language • People

Subdivisions of the UK

Contents 1 Parent topics 2 Subtopics 2.1 Major cities 2.2 People 2.3 Language 2.4 Regions 3 Other related topics

Parent topics

• United Kingdom [r]: Constitutional monarchy (population c. 60.9 million; capital London) and island nation in north-west Europe, between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea; formally known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which includes England, Scotland, Wales (on the island of Great Britain) and Northern Ireland. [e]
• Great Britain [r]: The largest part of the United Kingdom, comprising England, Scotland, Wales and islands immediately off their coasts. [e]

Subtopics

Major cities

• Cardiff [r]: (population 320,000) The capital of Wales. [e]
• Swansea [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Newport [r]: Add brief definition or description

People

• Welsh people

Language

• Welsh language [r]: A Brythonic Celtic language spoken mainly in Wales and Patagonia, Argentina. [e]
• English language [r]: A West Germanic language widely spoken in the United Kingdom, its territories and dependencies, Commonwealth countries and former colonial outposts of the British Empire; has developed the status of a global language. [e]
• Welsh English [r]: Add brief definition or description

Regions

• Subdivisions of the United Kingdom
• Regions of Wales

Other related topics

England [r]: The largest and southernmost country in the United Kingdom, and location of the largest city and seat of government, London; population about 51,000,000. [e] Scotland [r]: A country that forms the northernmost part of the United Kingdom; population about 5,200,000. [e] Northern Ireland [r]: Part of the United Kingdom comprising six of the nine counties of the Irish province of Ulster; population about 1,800,000. [e]

London [r]: The capital of the United Kingdom and England. [e] Edinburgh [r]: The capital of Scotland. [e] Belfast [r]: The capital of Northern Ireland and the second-largest city on the island of Ireland. [e]