The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom or simply Britain, is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. Wikipedia

Minnesota is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. Minnesota was carved out of the eastern half of the Minnesota Territory and admitted to the Union as the 32nd state on May 11, 1858. Known as the "Land of 10,000 Lakes", the state's name comes from a Dakota word for "clear water". Wikipedia