Thousands of years ago, Britain was covered by thick forests, home to many animals which no longer live in the United Kingdom.

几千年前，英国被茂密的森林覆盖着，是许多动物的家园，这些动物已经不在英国生活了。

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Official name: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

官方正式名称：大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。

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From 1 January 1801 until 6 December 1922, Ireland was part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

年1月1日至1922年12月6日，爱尔兰是英国和爱尔兰联合王国的一部分。

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In eighteen eighty-nine, the United States,Germany, and Britain agreed that Samoa should be an independent kingdom.

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It was in 1922 that 26 counties of Ireland gained independence from London following negotiations which led to the other six counties, part of the province of Ulster, remaining in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

BBC: Ireland profile

President Obama and the First Lady will welcome Prime Minister David Cameron of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and his wife, Samantha Cameron, to the White House for an Official Visit with a State Dinner on March 13-14, 2012.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

At the same time, Cameron defended the decision to invite Thein Sein to Britain, saying the visit signals the United Kingdom's willingness to engage so long as the president remains committed to reform.

CNN: STORY HIGHLIGHTS