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Great Britan
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Great Brittan2.
GeographyThe United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland is
situated on the British Isles.
It consists of England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland
It’s situated in the west of Europe.
It’s washed by the Atlantic Ocean
and the North Sea.
General Facts
3.
The capital ofNorthern Ireland is
Belfast
The capital of
England is London
The capital of
Wales is Cardiff
The capital of
Scotland is Edinburgh
4.
FlagThe flag of the United Kingdom known
as the
Union Jack is made up of three crosses.
The upright red cross is the cross of St
George, the patron saint of England.
The white diagonal cross is the cross of
St. Andrew, the patron saint of
Scotland. The red diagonal cross is the
cross of St. Patrick, the patron saint of
Ireland.
5.
ReliefThe flag of the United Kingdom known
as the
Union Jack is made up of three crosses.
The upright red cross is the cross of St
George, the patron saint of England.
The white diagonal cross is the cross of
St. Andrew, the patron saint of
Scotland. The red diagonal cross is the
cross of St. Patrick, the patron saint of
Ireland.
Flag
6.
England's terrain mostly compriseslow hills and plains. There are
uplands in the north (the
mountainous Lake District,
Pennines, and Yorkshire Dales) and
in the south west (Dartmoor and
the Cotswolds). Most of the
mountains are in the North, in
Scotland, but they are not very
high. Scotland is also famous for its
beautiful lakes. The rivers in Great
Britain are not long but many of
them are deep. The longest rivers
are the Clyde and the Thames.
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The UK is a constitutional monarchy.The official head of the state is the
King or the Queen. But the power of
the monarch is limited by Parliament,
which is made up of
the House of Lords and the House of
Commons. Members of the House of
Lords are appointed, and members of
the House of Commons are elected by
people. Parliament
makes laws.
9.
EnglandThe capital of England is London
London is one of the largest cities in the world and the largest city in Europe.
Across the road from Westminster Abbey is Westminster Palace, or the Houses of Parliament,
the seat of the British Parliament. The Clock Tower of the Houses of Parliament is famous for
its big hour bell, known as "Big Ben". Trafalgar Square is a square in central London.
10.
Scotland Occupying the northernthird of the island of Great
Britain, Scotland shares a border
with England to the south and is
bounded by the North Sea to the
east, the Atlantic Ocean to the
north and west, and the North
Channel and Irish Sea to the
southwest.
Scotland includes over 790
islands including the Northern
Isles and the Hebrides.
Edinburgh, the country's capital
and the second largest city, is one
of Europe's largest financial
centres.
Scotland
The capital of Scotland
is Edinburgh
11.
WalesCapital City: Cardiff
Wales is a land of beautiful
nature, rich culture and amazing
architecture.About 78% of the
land surface of Wales is given
over to agricultural use. Over the
last 250 years, Wales has been
transformed first from a
predominantly agricultural
country to an industrial, and now
a post-industrial economy.The
leek is the emblem of Wales since
the 16th century.
12.
NorthernIreland
The capital of Northern
Ireland is Belfast
Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland.Northern Ireland consists of six historic
counties: County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, County Fermanagh, County
Londonderry, County Tyrone.Unlike England, Scotland and Wales, Northern Ireland has no
history of being an independent country or of being a nation in its own right.Northern Ireland
can also be simply described as “part of the UK”.