地理位置UnitedKingdom,islandcountrylocatedoffthenorthwesterncoastofmainlandEurope.TheUnitedKingdomcomprisesthewholeoftheislandofGreatBritain—whichcontainsEngland,Wales,andScotland—aswellasthenorthernportionoftheislandofIreland.面积ThetotalareaoftheUnitedKingdomisapproximately244500squarekilometres.