Northern Ireland


 

:For an explanation of often confusing terms like Ulster, (Republic of) Ireland, (Great) Britain and United Kingdom see British Isles (terminology).

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Ulster - Republic of - Ireland - Great - Britain - United Kingdom - British Isles (terminology)

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Northern Ireland is one of four constituent parts of the United Kingdom. It is an exclave of the United Kingdom located on the island of Ireland, where it shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland, the only part of the United Kingdom with an international land border. It was created by the Government of Ireland Act, 1920.

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United Kingdom - Exclave - Ireland - Republic of Ireland - Government of Ireland Act, 1920

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It covers 14,139 km˛ (5,459 mi˛) in the northeast of the island of Ireland, about a sixth of the total area of the island, and has a population of 1,685,000 (April 2001) — between a quarter and a third of the island's total population.

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Km˛ - Mi˛ - Island of Ireland - Population - 2001

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