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    The National Archives (TNA; Welsh: Yr Archifau Cenedlaethol) is a non-ministerial department of the Government of the United Kingdom. Its parent department...
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  • of archives in the United Kingdom. As of 2009[update] there were 122 national, 654 local, 328 university, 1,224 special and 61 business archives. UK...
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    Since 1922, the United Kingdom has been made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain) and Northern Ireland...
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    The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Northwestern Europe, off...
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  • taken place in the different jurisdictions of the United Kingdom every ten years since 1801, with the exceptions of 1941 (during the Second World War)...
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    In the United Kingdom, military conscription has existed for two periods in modern times. The first was from 1916 to 1920, and the second from 1939 to...
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  • objects (UFOs) in the United Kingdom. Many more sightings have become known since the gradual release, between 2008 and 2013, of the Ministry of Defence's...
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  • National archives are the archives of a country. The concept evolved in various nations at the dawn of modernity based on the impact of nationalism upon...
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    Symbols of the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man is a list of the national symbols of the United Kingdom, its constituent countries...
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    The United Kingdom national debt is the total quantity of money borrowed by the Government of the United Kingdom at any time through the issue of securities...
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    The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at almost 67.6 million people in 2022. It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a...
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    (NDIIPP) National Digital Library Program (NDLP) Project Gutenberg UK Government Web Archive at The National Archives (United Kingdom) UK Web Archive WebCite...
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    The British Armed Forces are the military forces responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its Overseas Territories and the Crown Dependencies...
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    The BFI National Archive is a department of the British Film Institute, and one of the largest film archives in the world. It was founded as the National...
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    The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801...
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  • The National Lottery is the state-franchised national lottery established in 1994 in the United Kingdom. It is regulated by the Gambling Commission, and...
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    The monarchy of the United Kingdom, commonly referred to as the British monarchy, is the constitutional form of government by which a hereditary sovereign...
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    The economy of the United Kingdom is a highly developed social market economy. It is the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal...
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  • February 2021. Archived from the original on 3 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021. Events from the year 2021 in the United Kingdom. Monarch – Elizabeth...
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    Many government archives are open to the public, and no appointment is required to visit. In the United States, the National Archives and Records Administration...
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    of United Kingdom citizens are recorded by regular surveys, the four major ones being the national decennial census, the Labour Force Survey, the British...
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    National parks of the United Kingdom (Welsh: parciau cenedlaethol; Scottish Gaelic: pàircean nàiseanta) are areas of relatively undeveloped and scenic...
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    The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom (initialism: UKSC) is the final court of appeal in the United Kingdom for all civil cases, and for criminal cases...
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    The United Kingdom national football team are a football team that represents the United Kingdom. Despite football being the most popular sport in the...
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    The National Archives (United Kingdom), Cust 3. Thomas Laslett, Timber and Timber Trees, London (1875), p.178 The National Archives (United Kingdom), Cust...
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    Government) is the central executive authority of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The government is led by the prime minister...
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    The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) are the 14 territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming...
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  • The next United Kingdom general election must be held no later than 28 January 2025. It will determine the composition of the House of Commons, which...
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    The United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time (also known as Western European Time or UTC) and British Summer Time (UTC+01:00) (also known as Western European...
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    The politics of the United Kingdom functions within a constitutional monarchy where executive power is delegated by legislation and social conventions...
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