United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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The soccer players carried passports stating “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland” to enter Japan for these Olympics.
From Seattle Times
Today, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland binds England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland into an economy worth $3 trillion a year.
From Reuters
There certainly is a massive question mark over the future of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
From Salon
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – three fourths of which may join me in rooting for America tomorrow – was not.
From The Guardian
It also takes wishes "everyone in this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland a very Happy Christmas and a blessed New Year".
From BBC
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