British Isles

British Isles, continental Europe ke  north-western coast ke bahaar,  North Atlantic Ocean ke islands hae.  Isme Great Britain, Ireland,  Isle of Man,  Inner aur Outer Hebrides,  Northern Isles (Orkney aur Shetland), chhe hajaar se jaada chhota-chhota island hae. Iske puura  area   hae aur puura abaadi lagbhag  72 million haea. Isme dui independent states, Republic of Ireland (jon Ireland ke  five-sixths area ke cover kare hae),The diplomatic and constitutional name of the Irish state is simply Ireland. For disambiguation purposes, Republic of Ireland is often used although technically not the name of the state but, according to the Republic of Ireland Act 1948, the state "may be described" as such. aur United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Channel Islands, jon France se baahar hae, ke jaada kar ke British Isles ke hissa maana jaae haeOxford English Dictionary: "British Isles: a geographical term for the islands comprising Great Britain and Ireland with all their offshore islands including the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands." jab ki  geographically ii archipelago ke hissa nai hae. UK Interpretation Act 1978 ke niche, Channel Island, British Islands ke hissa hae, jiske British Isles se confuse nai kare ke chaahi.

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