Q: In this task you will be given a passage and a yes/no question based on the passage. You should answer the question using the information from the passage.
passage: Ireland (Irish: Eire (ej) ( listen)), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hEireann), is a sovereign state in north-western Europe occupying 26 of 32 counties of the island of Ireland. The capital and largest city is Dublin, which is located on the eastern part of the island, and whose metropolitan area is home to around a third of the country's 4.8 million inhabitants. The state shares its only land border with Northern Ireland, a part of the United Kingdom. It is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the Celtic Sea to the south, Saint George's Channel to the south-east, and the Irish Sea to the east. It is a unitary, parliamentary republic. The legislature, the Oireachtas, consists of a lower house, Dail Eireann, an upper house, Seanad Eireann, and an elected President (Uachtaran) who serves as the largely ceremonial head of state, but with some important powers and duties. The head of government is the Taoiseach (Prime Minister, literally 'Chief', a title not used in English), who is elected by the Dail and appointed by the President; the Taoiseach in turn appoints other government ministers.
question: is the republic of ireland part of the united kingdom?
A:
No