United Kingdom
The official name is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland but is often confused, even by U.K. inhabitants. Great Britain consists of England, Wales and Scotland, while the United Kingdom also includes Northern Ireland.
The UK or Britain, is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, borded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel. The capital is London.
The United Kingdom is a unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It is governed by a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as the head of state and Prime Ministre Gordon Brown as the head of Government.
United Kingdom is situated on a area of 244 thousand kilometres and there live about 60 millions inhabitants. They have 3 oficial lenguages english, welsh and the gaelic. The national symbols are: the national flag which is composed by a union of crossis symbolizing patrons, and teh national anthen which is celled God Save the Queen.
The UK has fourteen overseas territories, all remnants of the British Empire. There is not a secrtet that it was the largest emipre in history. British influence can continue to be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies. Queen Elizabeth II remains the head of the Commonwealth of Nations and head of state of each of the Commonwealth realms.
The British Isles can be divided into two parts, not only because of its geography but also of its climate and agriculture. On the south there are mainly low lands and hills, on the north predominate higher lands and moutains.
The Pennines is a range of mountains that runs from the north to the south of the island, and it is known as the backbone of England. But the highest poin of England is Scafell Pike which measure 978m, which is located in the Cumbrian Mountains.
The climate in the U.K. is mild but always unpredictable. In the north of the island the weather is drie, wett and sunnier in comparation with the south. Its becouse the lands are higher.This has a big effect on agriculture. And that is why we find so many farms with livestock up to the north. And on the south there are arable farms growing crops and cereal.
British rivers are not very long, but deep. The longest rivers are the Severn and the Thames. There is also a network of canals in Britain. They were important for inland traffic in the 19th century.
Something interesting of each part of UK:
The South West of England is famous for its beautiful countryside and dramatic coastline.
The countryside in the South East is more gentle, and there is a lot of fruit-growing.It is also the most heavily populated part of Britain.
East Anglia is very flat, and is famous for its vast fields of wheat and potatoes.
The Middlands used to have a lot of heavy industry, but much of this has disappeared over recent years.
Wales is characterized by its mountains in the north and its valleys in the south.
In the North West of England there is the beautiful Lake District, and the cities of Liverpool and Manchester.
The North East used to have a lot of mining and shipbuilding, but not anymore.
Scotland is famous for it lake as a Loch Ness and his monster. Loch means lake in Scottish Gaelic.
Ireland is famed for its rains and its rich green grass, its romance and its mists. The largest lake in the British Isles is Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland.