Situation
The United Kingdom is the greater part of the British Isles.
The UK is situated north-west of the European continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It has a total land area of 244,100 square kilometres, of which nearly 99% is land and the remainder inland water. From the north to south it is about 1,000 kilometres long.The UK
consists of 4 countries which are England,
Scotland, Wales and Northen Ireland.
The UK is an island state. The 2 main
islands are Great Britain( where England,
Scotland and Wales are situated) and
Ireland. Northern Ireland and the
independent Irish Republic are there. The
2 islands are separated by the Irish Sea.
The UK is separated from the continent
by the English Channel and the Strait of
Dover. The UK is also washed by the
Atlantic Ocean in the north and the
North Sea in the east.