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British Islands: Collective legal term for the United Kingdom plus the Crown Dependencies: the Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey (including Alderney, Sark and Herm). ^[e]

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Parent topics

• Commonwealth of Nations [r]: An international organisation that evolved out of the British Empire. ^[e]
• Europe [r]: Sixth largest continent; area 10,000,000 km²; pop. 720,000,000 ^[e]
• British Isles [r]: Group of islands off the northwest coast of Europe comprising Great Britain, Ireland, and adjacent smaller islands. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Monarchy of the United Kingdom [r]: The institution, the embodiment of which is the Head of State of the United Kingdom. ^[e]
• Elizabeth II [r]: 1926–2022; Queen of the United Kingdom (1952–2022). Mother of Charles III. Longest-reigning British monarch. ^[e]

United Kingdom

• United Kingdom [r]: Constitutional monarchy which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ^[e]
• History of England [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Great Britain [r]: The largest part of the United Kingdom, comprising England, Scotland, Wales and islands immediately off their coasts. ^[e]
• Countries of the United Kingdom [r]: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales; which form the sovereign state of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. ^[e]

Nations

• 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]
• Wales [r]: A country of the United Kingdom that historically was considered a principality; population about 3,000,000. ^[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]

Crown Dependencies

• Crown Dependencies [r]: British territories with strong constitutional and historical links to the UK (Isle of Man, Guernsey and Jersey). ^[e]

Isle of Man

• Isle of Man [r]: Add brief definition or description

Channel Islands

• Channel Islands [r]: Please do not use this term in your topic list, because there is no single article for it. Please substitute a more precise term. See Channel Islands (disambiguation) for a list of available, more precise, topics. Please add a new usage if needed.
• Guernsey [r]: An Island, in the English Channel, ruled by the House of Windsor, in their capacity as Dukes or Duchess of Normandy ^[e]
• Jersey [r]: An Island, in the English Channel, ruled by the House of Windsor, in their capacity as Dukes or Duchess of Normandy ^[e]
• Alderney [r]: The northernmost of the Channel Islands; part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey. ^[e]
• Sark [r]: An Island, in the English Channel, ruled by the House of Windsor, in their capacity as Dukes or Duchess of Normandy ^[e]
• Herm [r]: Add brief definition or description

Geographical features

• Atlantic Ocean [r]: Second largest ocean in the world; separates the Americas from Europe and Africa. ^[e]
• English Channel [r]: Sea channel running between the south coast of England and the north coast of France. ^[e]
• North Sea [r]: Part of the Atlantic Ocean, between north-western mainland Europe and Great Britain; important trading and fishing zone, with extensive petroleum and natural gas reserves. ^[e]

Other related topics

• British Overseas Territories [r]: 14 areas of the world that are partly under the jurisdiction of the United Kingdom; most are otherwise self-governing and were once part of the British Empire. ^[e]
• European Union [r]: Political and economic association of 27 European states. ^[e]