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overseeing London, the UK's capital Bagpipes ernie bert Ernie
and Bert enjoying some Scottish bagpipe music.  The United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, or the UK, is a
political union in north-western Europe, comprising the four
countries of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Most of its territory lies on the island of Great Britain; the
rest includes Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland, and a
few smaller islands in the vicinity. It is a constitutional
monarchy, and its current ruler is Queen Elizabeth II.  It was
in the United Kingdom that Jim Henson got his big break for the
creation and production of The Muppet Show. Although working
there for several specials prior, it was after watching one of
the Muppet pilots that British television producer Lew Grade
brought Henson over to create his Muppet variety show at one of
his Associated TeleVision studios in Elstree, near London. The
show was distributed in England