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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Ireland USA Canada Australia and New Zealand

UnitedUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland

Countries of United Kingdom and capitalsEngland – the capital London

Wales – the capital Cardiff

Scotland – the capital Edinburgh

Northern Ireland – the capital Belfast

on the British Isles - the northwest coast of Europe

the Irish Sea and North Channel separate Great Britain from Ireland

Location:

National Flag

- is also called the Union Jack

Sightseeings in UK

London - the Buckingham PalaceLondon – the Tower Bridge

London – the Trafalgar Square

London - the Piccadilly Circus

Stonehedge

the London Eye

IrelandIrelandLocation:

- the west coast of Great Britain

- the island country, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea

National Flag

The capital of Ireland:

The official name of the country: Republic of Ireland

In the Irish language: Éire

Dublin

Sightseeings in Ireland

the Cork Oscar Wilde (Sculpture), Merrion Square, DublinSt. Patrick´s Cathedral

Famous personalities in Ireland

U2 – one of the world´s biggest selling bands

Goerge Bernard Shaw – writer, Nobel Laureat

The United States of AmericaThe United States of America

Location:- between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans

- covers a considerable part of North America

Borders: north - Canada

west – the Pacific Ocean

east – the Atlantic Ocean

south - Mexico

National Flag

CanadaCanadaLocation:

- occupies all of the continent north of the USA, except for Alaska and the French islands in the Gulf of St. Lawrence

National Flag

Sightseeings in USA and in Canada

The Capitol, Washington D.C. – the capital of the USA

The Central Park, New York

The Golden Gate Bridge, San francisco

The Grand Canyon, USA Chicago

Ottawa - the capital of Canada

Canada – the cradle of ice-hockey

Canadian Indian and his home

Parks in Canada

AustraliaAustralia

Location:

- island continent, southeast of Asia between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean

National Flag

New ZealandNew ZealandLocation:

- island country in the Pacific, southeast of Australia

National Flag

Sightseeings in Australia and in New Zealand

Canberra – the capital of Australia Sydney – the Opera House Sydney – the Harbour Bridge

Aborigenes – the original inhabitants of Australia

Maoris – the original inhabitants of N. Zealand

Uluru – the Ayers Rock, Australia

New Zealand