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The British Isles consists of two large islands,
Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousand small
islands.
Their total area is over 244,000 square kilometers
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelands
is situated on the British Isles
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England
Wales
Northern Ireland
Scotland
The
UK is made up of four countries: England, Wales,
Scotland and Northern Ireland. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales and doesn't include Northern Ireland
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The capital of the UK is London
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The North Sea
The English Channel
The Atlantic Ocean
The
Irish Sea
The British Isles are separated from European continent
by the North Sea and the English Channel. The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.
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The surface of the British Isles varies very
much.
The north of Scotland is mountainous and is
called the Highlands, while the south,
which has beautiful valleys and plains, is called the Lowlands
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There are a lot of rivers in Great
Britain, but they are not very long.
The Severn
is the longest river.
The Thames is the deepest
and the most important one.
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There are many lakes in Great Britain
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The weather in Great Britain is very changeable
The
English also say
that they have
three variants
of
weather:
when it rains
in the morning,
when it rains
in the afternoon
or when it rains
all day long.
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The most unpleasant aspect of English weather is
fog and smog.
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Belfast
London
Edinburgh
Cardiff
The capitals are:
London in England , Edinburgh in Scotland ,
Cardiff
in Wales and Belfast in Northern Ireland
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Every country has its own national emblem. The
red rose is the national emblem of England.The thistle
is the national emblem of Scotland.The daffodils and the leek are the emblems of Wales. The shamrock
(a kind of clover) is the emblem of Ireland.
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The flag of the UK is known as
the Union Jack.
The flag is made up of 3
crosses.
The upright 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
is the cross of St. Patrick,
the patron saint of Ireland .
All of them are on
the blue background
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The national anthem is «God Save the Queen»
God
save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen!
Send her victorious, Happy and Glorious, Long to reign over us; God save the Queen! O Lord our God arise,
Scatter her enemies And make them fall; Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks,
On Thee our hopes we fix, Oh, save us all! Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour;
Long may she reign;
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the Queen!
Not in this land alone,
But be God's mercies known,
From shore to shore!
Lord make the nations see, That men should brothers be, And form one family,
The wide world over From every latent foe, From the assassins blow, God save the Queen!
O'er her thine arm extend, For Britain's sake defend, Our mother, prince, and friend,
God save the Queen!
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The population of the UK is
over 58 mln people. The UK is inhabited by
the English, the Scots, the Welsh and the Irish who constitute
the British nation.
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The UK is constitutional monarchy. In law,
the Head of State is the Queen, but in
practice, the Queen reigns, but does not rule. The country is ruled by the elected government with the Prime Minister at the head. The British Parliament consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons