Great Britain

Great Britain

Some facts

Great Britain : England, Scotland and Wales.

United Kingdom = Great Britain + Northern Ireland

The full and official name is the "United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Northern Ireland".

The flag of UK is called the Union Jack.

The capital of the UK is London.

The Royal Family : Queen Elisabeth II, her son Prince Charles, her grandson William

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/regions/london.htm

Country Symbol Patron Capital England Rose (róża) Saint

GeorgeLondon

Wales Daffodil (żonkil)

Saint David Cardiff

Scotland Thistle (oset)

Saint Andrew

Edinburgh

Northern Ireland

Shomrock (koniczyna)

Saint Patrick

Belfast

England Scotland Wales

Great Britain UK British Isles

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/england.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/scotland.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/wales.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/britain.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/uk.htm

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/britain/britishisles.htm

UK SYMBOLS:

The Weather: warm summers and cool winters.

The weather is changeable Don’t forget your umbrella.

The British currency is the pound sterling. The sign for the pound is

Symbols of EnglandBig Ben PolicemanTower of London Black TaxiFoot GuardBuckingham PalaceLife GuardDouble Decker BusLondon EyeRoyal Coat of Arms St Paul's CathedralPint of Beer Tower Bridge Union Flag

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Great Britain