North-eastern Ireland is part of the United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom -LRB- UK -RRB- or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe .	Great Britain	Great Britain	Northern Ireland	Northern Ireland	sovereign country	sovereign country	Ireland	Ireland	Kingdom of Great Britain	Kingdom of Great Britain
Northern Ireland -LRB- Tuaisceart ireann -LSB- tuct en -RSB- ; Ulster-Scots : Norlin Airlann -RRB- is a country of the United Kingdom located in the north-east of the island of Ireland .	Ulster-Scots	Ulster Scots dialects	country of the United Kingdom	countries of the United Kingdom	Ireland	Ireland at the Olympics	Ulster	Ulster
It has been variously described as a country , province , region , or `` part '' of the United Kingdom , amongst other terms .	variously described	#descriptions
