United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Map - Regions

Basic information

• Area: 243,610 km2

• Population: 62,262,000 mil• Capital city: London• Parts of countries: England, Wales (Cardiff),

Scotland (Edinburgh) and Northern Ireland (Belfast)• Language: English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish Gaelic• Minorities: British, Indian, Irish, African black,

Caribbean black, Chinese• Currency: Pound sterling

Symbols

• Flag• Coat of arms• Anthem• Animals

Flag

Coat of arms

Anthem – God Save the Queen

National animals

Lion Bulldog

England

• Is a country that is part of the United Kingdom

• Capital city: London• Area: 130,395 km2 • Population: 53,013,000

Wales

• Is a country that is part of the United Kingdom• Capital city: Cardiff• Area: 20,779 km2 • Population: 3,063,500

Scotland

• Is a country that is part of the United Kingdom• Capital city: Edinburgh• Area: 78,387 km2 • Population: 5,254,800

Northern Ireland

• Is a part of the United Kingdom• Capital city: Belfast• Area: 13,843 km2 • Population: 1,810,900

Important cities in UK

• Manchester (England), UNESCO• Oxford, Cambridge (England), universities• Dover (England), port• Liverpool (England), company SONY• Glasgow (Scotland), metallurgy • Port Talbot (Wales), port

Church of England

• Is the mother church of the Anglican Church, which is subordinate to the king of England power

• It is headed by the British monarch, who has the title of Supreme Governor

• Memebrs: 26 mil• Supreme: Queen Elizabeth II

Canterbury Cathedral

UNESCO

• Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Wales)• Blenheim Palace (England)• Canterbury Cathedral (England)• Greenwich (England)• Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Scotland)

Geography

• UK is located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe

• The UK lies between the North Atlantic and the North sea

• UK it is separated from Europe by the English Channel (La Manche)

• The highest peak: Ben Nevis 1,344 m in Scotland• Rivers: The Severn, The Thames, The Trent, The

Great Ouse

Geography

• National parks: Lake District, New forest, Snowdonia, Loch Lomond, etc… .

• Lakes: Loch Ness, Lough Neagh, Windermere, etc… .

Special places

• Stonehenge

Ben Nevis

Lake District

Sports

• Football• Rugby• Cricket

Questions

• Which parts of the UK?• What is the capital city of Wales? • What is the highest peak of UK? • What is the special kind of church in UK?