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Other major urban areas in the United Kingdom include the conurbations centred on Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester.
The United Kingdom consists of four countries—England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
British influence can be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies.People of the United Kingdom use a number of different terms to describe their national identity and may identify themselves as being British; or as being English, Scottish, Welsh, Northern Irish, or Irish; However, it is usually abbreviated to "DU" for the mutated form "Y Deyrnas Unedig".In Scottish Gaelic, the long form is "Rìoghachd Aonaichte Bhreatainn is Èireann a Tuath" and the short form "Rìoghachd Aonaichte".The term "Britain" is often used as synonym for the United Kingdom.The term "Great Britain", by contrast, refers conventionally to the island of Great Britain, or politically to England, Scotland and Wales in combination.