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We do not use articles with We do not use articles with continents, e.g.continents, e.g.

• EuropeEurope• AsiaAsia• North AmericaNorth America• South AmericaSouth America• AfricaAfrica• AustraliaAustralia

We do not usually use We do not usually use articles with geographical articles with geographical areas, e.g.areas, e.g.• Eastern EuropeEastern Europe• Western EuropeWestern Europe• Central AmericaCentral America• SiberiaSiberia

But But “the”“the” is used with: is used with:

• the Far Eastthe Far East• the Middle Eastthe Middle East• the North Polethe North Pole• the South Polethe South Pole

We do not use articles with names We do not use articles with names of countries.of countries. But we use But we use “the”“the” with with the names of countries if they the names of countries if they include words such as:include words such as:• state state • republicrepublic• kingdomkingdom• federationfederation

UkraineUkraine

Great BritainGreat Britain

TheThe United Kingdom United Kingdom

Exceptions:Exceptions:• The NetherlandsThe Netherlands• The UkraineThe Ukraine• The SudanThe Sudan• The Vatican CityThe Vatican City

We do not use We do not use articles with the articles with the names of cities, names of cities, towns, villages.towns, villages.

Saint PetersburgSaint Petersburg

RomeRome

Exceptions:Exceptions:

•TheThe HagueHague• ((Гаага)Гаага)))

““The”The” is also used is also used with with of-phrases, of-phrases, e.g.e.g.

TheThe city of Kyivcity of Kyiv

TheThe city of Saint Petersburgcity of Saint Petersburg

We We do not do not use articles use articles with the names ofwith the names of• streetsstreets• avenuesavenues• highwayshighways• squaressquares

Sixth AvenueSixth Avenue

IndependenIndependenсе се SquareSquare

We do not usWe do not usее “the” with the names “the” with the names of languages when they are not of languages when they are not followed by the word followed by the word languagelanguage

EnglishEnglish butbut thethe English languageEnglish language