1. The United Kingdom of Great
Britain and The Northern
Ireland
Great Britain = Britain
2. Great Britain versus The United
Kingdom
1. England
2. Wales
3. Scotland
4. Northern Ireland
The United Kingdom
Great Britain
3. Parts of the U.K.
The capitals
of its parts:
1. Cardiff
2. Belfast
3. London
4. Edinburgh
1. WALES
2. NORTHERN
IRELAND
3. ENGLAND
4. SCOTLAND
4. The basic facts about the U.K.
Sovereign: Queen Elizabeth II (died 2022) now Charles III
Prime Minister: Rishi Sunak (2022)
Land area: 93,278 sq mi (241,590 sq km); total area: 94,526 sq
mi (244,820 sq km)
Population (2010 est.): 61,284,806
Capital and largest city (2003 est.): London, 7,615,000 (metro.
area), 7,429,200 (city proper)
Other large cities: Glasgow, 1,099,400; Birmingham, 971,800;
Liverpool, 461,900; Edinburgh, 460,000; Leeds, 417,000;
Bristol, 406,500; Manchester, 390,700; Bradford, 288,400
Monetary unit: Pound (£)
5.
6. The United Kingdom
2001 Census
In 2001, the population of the
United Kingdom was recorded at just
under 59 million people.
Great Britain is heavily populated
compared with many other
countries.
Britain is a relatively densely
populated country: it is more than
twice as densely populated as France
(106 people per sq.km), nine times
as densely populated as the USA (27
people per sq.km) and 100 times as
densely populated as Australia (2
people per sq.km).
7. British currency - £
• The British currency is the
pound sterling. The sign
for the pound is
• GBP = Great British Pound
• They do not use the Euro.
Although a few of the big
shops will accept Euro, it
is rarely used across
Britain.
• Since decimalisation in
1971 , the pound has
been divided into 100
pence
9. English Channel
English Channel, Fr. La Manche [the
sleeve], arm of the Atlantic Ocean. The
Strait of Dover connects the Channel
with the North Sea.
The principal Channel ports are
Plymouth, Southampton, Portsmouth,
and Dover (in England) and
Cherbourg, Le Havre, Dieppe, and
Calais (in France).
There are other ferry and hovercraft
links, as well as the link under the
Channel via the Channel Tunnel,
opened in 1994.
10. UK Rivers
Being a relatively small Island, the UK's rivers
are not very long. The Severn, its longest river,
is just 338 km in length, beginning in Wales
and entering the Atlantic Ocean near Bristol in
England. Other major rivers include the
Thames, which flows through Oxford and
London, and the Trent and Mersey rivers,
which drain rainfall from large areas of central
England.
11. The UK is bordered by four seas:
to the south by the English Channel, which
separates it from continental Europe
to the east by the North Sea
to the west by the Irish Sea and the Atlantic
Ocean
Scotland and Wales are the most mountainous
parts of the UK. A ridge of hills, the Pennine,
runs down the centre of northern England.
Northern Ireland is also home to the UK's
largest lake, Lough Neagh, which covers an
area of 396sq.km (153 sq miles). Other major
lakes include Windermere in the English Lake
District and Loch Lomond in Scotland. Another
of Scotland's lakes, Loch Ness is famous for
sightings of 'Nessie', a mythical monster!
12. History
joining countries to England
• A) James I
• B) Edward I
• C) Elizabeth I
1. Ireland – 16th century,
1921
2. Scotland – 17th cent.,
1603
3. Wales – 13th century
A 2, B 3, C 1
