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WORLD GEOGRAPHY
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Question
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Which statement is false?
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the United Kingdom and Ireland are one single island, but two separate countries
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Norway, Sweden, and Finland are the northernmost countries in Europe
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Portugal is bordered by Spain and the Atlantic Ocean
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Geopolitically, Ireland is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially named Ireland), an independent state covering five-sixths of the island, and Northern Ireland, which is part of the United Kingdom.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Republic of Ireland operates as a sovereign state of its own, although it’s physically close to the UK. The Isle of Man and the Channel Island (Jersey and Guernsey) are what we call ‘Crown Dependencies’ but are not part of the UK.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ireland (Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen)), also known as the Republic of Ireland (Poblacht na hÉireann), is a country in north-western Europe consisting of 26 of the 32 counties of the island of Ireland.
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