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Andrew Mercer. Website. nra .org .uk. The National Rifle Association ( NRA) is the governing body for full bore rifle and pistol shooting sports in the United Kingdom. The Association was founded in 1859 with the founding aim of raising funds for an annual national rifle meeting to improve standards of marksmanship.
Kyiv 01901, Ukraine. Ambassador. Martin Harris. Website. Official website. The British Embassy Kyiv ( Ukrainian: Посольство Великої Британії в Києві) is the British sovereign 's diplomatic mission to Ukraine, representing the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom's interests. The embassy is located on Desyatynna ...
The de facto official language of the United Kingdom is English. Additionally, Welsh is an official language, under the Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011 , in Wales . [16] [17] Welsh is spoken by 538,300 people in Wales according to the 2021 census . [18]
Great Britain. / 54°N 2°W / 54; -2. Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales. With an area of 209,331 km (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European ...
Website. www .npl .co .uk. The National Physical Laboratory (NPL) is the national measurement standards laboratory of the United Kingdom. It sets and maintains physical standards for British industry. Founded in 1900, the NPL is one of the oldest metrology institutes in the world. Research and development work at the laboratory has contributed ...
The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. [a] The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801, which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland (previously in personal union) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.