3. The United Kingdom officially called United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign and insular,
member country of the European Union, located to the Northwest of Continental Europe. Its territory is
geographically formed by the island of Great Britain, the northeast of the island of Ireland and adjacent islands.
The United Kingdom is a unitary State, comprised of four constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland
and Wales
It is governed by a parliamentary system with seat of Government and capital in London, but with three national
decentralized administrations in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, the capital of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland,
respectively.
4. It is a parliamentary monarchy Isabel II being the head of State.
The British monarch is also head of State of fifteen other countries, each of which were once part of the British
Empire, these, together with the United Kingdom, they are known as the realms of the British Commonwealth of
Nations.
5. The King of England, Enrique VIII, Pope Clement VIII, the annulment of the marriage with his wife, Catherine of
Aragon, requested to marry Ana Bolena. The Pope refused, faithful to the mandate of Christ: "what God has joined,
not what separate man"
The King, in his purpose of divorce, in the year 1534 forced the separation of the Church in England of communion
with Rome. Declared himself as sole and Supreme Head of the English church.
6. Most popular foods of United Kingdom:
• Cake Lamb: mince pie and roast lamb with a coating of mashed potatoes baked.
• Steak and kidney Cake: Consists of beef and kidney pie.
• Roast Beef: As Yorkshire pudding is one of the typical foods in the UK, especially chosen for Sunday lunch
practically a national symbol.
• Fish & Chips: Pescado con patatas fritas, tradicional del puerto de Whitby en Yorkshire.
• Haggis: The most popular dish Scottish tradition, made with pieces of lamb mixed with onions, herbs and spices,
all stored in a bag made of plastic. This is a very tasty and spicy dish.
12. London is in the south of the United Kingdom, near Oxford. It has 33 districts, the most important are Trafalgar
Square, Covent Garden, Chelsea or The City. It’s a very important and famous city, and it has more than 8.308.000 of
people.
13. The City is the most important district of London. Is the Britain’s financial centre, and the venue of the England’s
Bank. In this discrtic there are many skyscraper because, there, work a lot of people.
The workers of The City are, usually, very serious and they only stop working to have lunch, and they don’t spend
long time, because they live for work, their Jobs are very important.
In The City, many students and scientists are
researching for a lot of differents medicinal and
tecnological and doing a lot of experiments.
15. In 1973, joined United Kingdom, Ireland and Denmark (including Greenland and the Faroe Islands excluded) in the EU.
Financial contributions from Member States to the EU budget are distributed in unequitable manner in accordance
with resources. The greater a country's economy, more pay, and vice versa. The EU budget is not intended to
redistribute wealth, but rather focus on the needs of all Europeans as a whole.
16. Breakdown of financial relations of the United Kingdom with the EU in 2012:
• Total expenditure of the EU in the United Kingdom: 6,934 million euros.
• Total EU expenditure as a percentage of GNI of the United Kingdom: 0.36%
• Total contribution from the United Kingdom to the EU budget: 13.461 million euros.
• Contribution from the United Kingdom to the budget of the EU as a percentage oftheir GNI: 0.71%.
The money provided by the United Kingdom to the EU budget contributes to financing programmes and projects,
such as road construction, investment in research and the protection of the environment in all Member countries.
