The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign state in the European Union. Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland, it includes the island of "Great Britain" (a term also applied loosely to refer 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 state—the 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-southwest. The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland. With an area of 93,800 square miles (243,000 km2), the UK is the 80th-largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th-largest in Europe. It is also is the 21st-most populous country, with an estimated 64.5 million inhabitants.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance. Its capital city is London, an important global city and financial centre with an urban population of 10,310,000, the fourth-largest in Europe and second-largest in the European Union. The current monarch—since 6 February 1952—is Queen Elizabeth II. The UK consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The latter three have devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in their capitals, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, respectively. The nearby Isle of Man, Bailiwick of Guernsey and Bailiwick of Jersey are not part of the United Kingdom, being Crown dependencies with the British Government responsible for defence and international representation.
The United Kingdom is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe.
United Kingdom may also refer to:
United Kingdom is the fourth album by American Music Club. It was recorded primarily for the UK, where the band had a larger following than in their native USA, and consists of a mixture of studio and live tracks. The LP was produced by Tom Mallon who also produced the band's previous three LPs, The Restless Stranger, Engine and California. United Kingdom contained the song "Kathleen", the most obvious of many that Mark Eitzel has composed about his long-term muse, Kathleen Burns.
All songs written by Mark Eitzel.
In Business is a half-hour documentary programme on BBC Radio 4.
It is presented by the BBC's Business Correspondent Peter Day, and is broadcast at 8:30 p.m. on Thursdays and repeated at 9:30 p.m. on Sundays. It is the sister program of Global Business, which is also presented by Day and is broadcast on the BBC World Service.
It began as an introductory programme on Thursday 3 February 1983, being presented by Peter Hobday. From Tuesday 8 February it began as a half hour series at 8.35pm. From October 1984, it moved to 8.15pm. From October 1985, it was presented by Peter Smith, and moved to 7.20pm on Wednesdays and a repeat at 9.35am on Thursdays. In November 1987, it was at repeated at 4pm on Tuesdays, and on Thursdays in 1989. Peter Day joined in 1988. By 1991 it was at 8.45pm on Wednesdays and repeated at 7pm on Tuesdays. In 1992 it moved to 9pm on Wednesdays. Later in the year it moved to 8.45pm and the repeat moved to 7pm on Sundays. By the early 1990s, the programme was receiving a higher profile but was only broadcast on Sundays in 1994. In 1995 it moved to 6.30pm. By 1997, the internet was becoming of interest to business and to the programme.
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was established on 1 January 1801 under the terms of the Acts of Union 1800, by which the nominally separate kingdoms of Great Britain and Ireland were united. In 1922, twenty-six of thirty-two counties of Ireland seceded to form the Irish Free State (later becoming the Republic of Ireland) and, to reflect the change in the United Kingdom's boundaries, the Royal and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 formally amended the name of the UK Parliament to the "Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
The period began with the newly formed United Kingdom defeating the French Empire in 1814 in the Napoleonic Wars. As a direct result of this, the British Empire became the foremost world power for the next century. Great Britain and the northeast of Ireland industrialised rapidly, whereas the rest of Ireland did not, deepening economic and social disparities between them. A devastating famine, exacerbated by government inaction in the mid-19th century, led to demographic collapse in much of Ireland, and increased calls for Irish land reform and the devolution of executive power. During and after the Great War, the rise of Irish nationalism and physical force republicanism eventually culminated in the Irish War of Independence, and in 1922 the partition of Ireland between the newly founded Irish Free State and the northeast, which opted to remain part of the United Kingdom as Northern Ireland.
The United Kingdom Pavilion is a United Kingdom-themed pavilion that is part of the World Showcase, within Epcot at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. Its location is between the French and Canadian Pavilions.
The United Kingdom Pavilion, designed to look like a stereotypical British village, has English gardens including a hedge maze.
The shops sell British items, such as tea, toys, clothing, and Beatles merchandise.
A band called the British Revolution performed British rock music covers from acts such as the Police, the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Blur, and Led Zeppelin.
A comedic group, known as the World Showcase Players, used to perform humorous and interactive versions of "King Arthur and the Holy Grail" and "Romeo and Juliet" (renamed "Romeo and Edna").
Wine from the United Kingdom is generally classified as either English wine or Welsh wine, with reference to England or Wales as its respective origin.
The term British wine is used for fermented grape juice or concentrate that can originate from anywhere in the world.
Traditionally seen as struggling with an unhelpfully cold climate, the English and Welsh wine industry has been helped by the warmer British summers over recent years and it is speculated that global warming may encourage major growth in the future.
The United Kingdom is a major consumer, but only a very minor producer of wine, with English and Welsh wine sales combined accounting for just 1% of the domestic market.
In recent years, English sparkling wine has started to emerge as the UK wine style receiving the most attention. Theale Vineyard Sparkling Chardonnay 2003 beat off stiff competition from fine Champagnes and top sparkling wines to make it into the world’s Top Ten Sparkling Wine at the world’s only dedicated sparkling wine competition, French-based Effervescents du Monde (sparkling wines of the world) 2007.
I'ma handle my B-U-crooked letter -I,N-E, crooked letter, crooked letter
Let's go
Chorus (2x)
I'ma handle my business
I'ma be about my business
I'ma go and handle this business
'Cuz it's kingdom
'Cuz it's kingdom
I'ma handle my business
Hit the streets hard can I get a witness
You bes' be listenin' or you gon' miss it
You besta keep yourself in tip-top fitness
Bringin' in men like we reelin' in fishes
Love to eat the word and hate to clean the dishes
Now unto him that can exceed all of your wishes
Can overcome a million of Judas' kisses
We love on a thug and pray for the Misses
Feed the hungry, now that's my business
Preach to the corner, that's my business
And tread on the snake whenever he hisses
And got more punch than a thousand fistess
Got an army that you can enlist in
Put a call in to one of my assistants
Tell 'em that you wanna be down with the business
Don't call my business if you ain't about business
Chorus (2x)
I'ma handle my business
I'ma be about my business
I'ma go and handle this business
'Cuz it's kingdom
'Cuz it's kingdom
I'm not tryin' to make a sale
'Cuz this right here is about heaven or hell
Seek the kingdom first then you can stack your mail
Do it that way and there's no way that you can fail
And let the homies in the hood follow your trail
My business is all about the children
Innocent lives been lost from them killin'
The streets are dying and the world needs a healin'
Gotta move 'cuz I got that feelin'
There's about to be a shift in the game
Where everybody's gotta yield to the name
Sun was shiny but take away the rain
One day my God is gonna take away the pain
Some people in your circle will not get this
You gotta break away from all them misfits
There's too much ridin' on this homie don't risk it
Stop playin' games and be about yo business
Chorus (2x)
I'ma handle my business
I'ma be about my business
I'ma go and handle this business
'Cuz it's kingdom
'Cuz it's kingdom
Well you can't wait, got too many lives at stake
Can I get a witness
(CAMEO)
Hey, yo, you already know what it is when the business pop up
You guessed right homie, yeh, it's Mister Pop Up
The track with that trap door that can't get knocked off
It's Canton, can we ... Cameo on a hot song (let's do it)
Kingdom is life for us
So you get the same thang homie even if the camera's not on
The only time we front is shot gun
You get that, get back ... I need a little space when I drop some
Ballin', I'm bout mine, do what I'm told
Fresh out the prayer closet, I be after them souls
Before or after the album's sold
But on the strip, I'm really more concerned 'bout the path you chose
Choose life and the cash you roll
Like the wheels on the Cadillac (Cadillac) before the casket close
Thank God for that classic flow
That attract traffic for the kingdom of God, let's go
Gotta get on my grind
I'ma handle my business
Keep it on my mind
I'ma handle my business
And I can't waste time
'Cuz it's kingdom (3x)
Survival of the fittest
I'ma handle my business
I can't play with it
I'ma handle my business
I gotta go get it
'Cuz it's kingdom (3x)
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B-E (pause) A-B-O-U-T (pause) your
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