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

North Carolina is a state in the Southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west, Virginia to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. North Carolina is the 28th most extensive and the 10th most populous of the 50 United States. Wikipedia