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The European Union ( EU ) is a political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe . It has an area of , and an estimated population of over 510 million . The EU has developed an internal single market through a standardised system of laws that apply in all member states . EU policies aim to ensure the free movement of people , goods , services , and capital within the internal market , enact legislation in justice and home affairs , and maintain common policies on trade , agriculture , fisheries , and regional development . Within the Schengen Area , passport controls have been abolished . A monetary union was established in ___MASK41___ and came into full force in 2002 , and is composed of 19 EU member states which use the euro currency . The Kingdom of Great Britain , officially Great Britain , was a sovereign state in western Europe from ___MASK16___ to 31 December ___MASK48___ . The state came into being following the Treaty of Union in ___MASK31___ , ratified by the Acts of Union 1707 , which united the kingdoms of England and Scotland to form a single kingdom encompassing the whole island of Great Britain and its outlying islands . It did not include Ireland , which remained a separate realm . The unitary state was governed by a single parliament and government that was based in Westminster . The former kingdoms had been in personal union since James VI , King of Scots , became King of England and King of Ireland in 1603 following the death of Queen Elizabeth I , bringing about a " Union of the Crowns ". Also after the accession of George I to the throne of Great Britain in 1714 , the kingdom was in a personal union with the Electorate of Hanover . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its south and the Celtic Sea to its south - south - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . ___MASK83___ million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the European Union . The Atlantic Ocean is the second largest of the world ' s oceans with a total area of about . It covers approximately ___MASK36___ percent of the Earth ' s surface and about 29 percent of its water surface area . It separates the " Old World " from the " New World ". Northern Ireland (; Ulster Scots : "") is a top - level constituent unit of the United Kingdom in the northeast of Ireland . It is variously described as a country , province , region , or " part " of the United Kingdom , amongst other terms . Northern Ireland shares a border to the south and west with the Republic of Ireland . In ___MASK43___ , its population was ___MASK83___ , 810 , 863 , constituting about 30 % of the island ' s total population and about 3 % of the UK ' s population . Established by the Northern Ireland Act ___MASK5___ as part of the Good Friday Agreement , the Northern Ireland Assembly holds responsibility for a range of devolved policy matters , while other areas are reserved for the British government . Northern Ireland co - operates with the Republic of Ireland in some areas , and the Agreement granted the Republic the ability to " put forward views and proposals " with " determined efforts to resolve disagreements between the two governments ". Tribal Group plc ( LSE : TRB ) is an education support services company with headquarters in Bristol in the United Kingdom . It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE Fledgling Index . Tribal is a leading provider of technology products and services to the education , learning and training markets , they are based in the UK , and operate internationally , particularly in Australia , New Zealand and the US . In 2010 , Tribal commenced a disposal programme which saw them dispose of their Support Services division . The Tribal Resourcing business was sold in March ___MASK43___ and in April ___MASK43___ , Tribal completed the sale of its Health and Government businesses to Capita Group . This programme allowed Tribal to simplify their organisational structure and move away from areas which created risk to future financial stability . As a result , their cost base was significantly reduced and they redeveloped their former Education division into Technology and Services divisions . In March 2009 Tribal was awarded the contract to conduct Ofsted inspections of schools in the South of England , making it the largest of the three Regional Inspection Service Providers . Other large contracts have been with the National Health Service and the Prison Service . Bristol is a city , unitary authority area and county in South West England with an estimated population of 449 , ___MASK55___ in 2016 . It is England ' s sixth and the United Kingdom ' s eighth most populous city , and the most populous city in Southern England after London . The city borders the Unitary Authority areas of North Somerset and South Gloucestershire , with the historic cities of Bath and Gloucester to the south - east and north - east , respectively . South Gloucestershire is a unitary authority in South West England . It comprises multiple suburban areas to the north and east of Bristol . South Gloucestershire was created in ___MASK18___ from the northern section of the county of Avon , which was abolished at that time . Great Britain , also known as Britain , is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe . With an area of , Great Britain is the largest European island and the ninth - largest in the world . In ___MASK43___ the island had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' s third - most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over ___MASK83___ , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago . Ireland , also described as the Republic of Ireland ('), is a sovereign state in north - western Europe occupying about five - sixths of the island of Ireland . The capital and largest city is Dublin , which is located on the eastern part of the island , and whose metropolitan area is home to around a third of the country ' s ___MASK91___ . 75 million inhabitants . The state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland , a part of the United Kingdom . It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the Celtic Sea to the south , Saint George ' s Channel to the south - east , and the Irish Sea to the east . It is a unitary , parliamentary republic . The legislature , the ', consists of a lower house , ', an upper house , ', and an elected President (') who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state , but with some important powers and duties . The head of government is the ' ( Prime Minister , literally ' Chief ', a title not used in English ), who is elected by the Dáil and appointed by the President , and appoints other government ministers .