2. United Kingdom
United Kingdom, island country located off the northwestern
coast of mainland Europe. The United Kingdom comprises the
whole of the island of Great Britain—which contains England,
Wales, and Scotland—as well as the northern portion of the
island of Ireland. The name Britain is sometimes used to refer to
the United Kingdom as a whole. The capital is London, which is
among the world’s leading commercial, financial, and cultural
centres. Other major cities include Birmingham, Liverpool, and
Manchester in England, Belfast and Londonderry in Northern
Ireland, Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland, and Swansea and
Cardiff in Wales.
3. Flag and symbol
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was
established on 1 January 1801 under the terms of the Acts of
Union 1800, by which the nominally separate kingdoms of
Great Britain and Ireland were united. In 1922, twenty-six of
thirty-two counties of Ireland seceded to form the Irish Free
State (later becoming the Republic of Ireland) and, to reflect
the change in the United Kingdom's boundaries, the Royal
and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 formally amended the
name of the UK Parliament to the "Parliame
nt of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland".
Royal coat of arms
FlagANTHEM:
God and my right.
4. Scotland
Scotland (English and Anglo-shotl. Scotland,
shotl. (Gel.) Alba) - in the past (until 1707) an
independent kingdom in northern Europe, and
now - the most independent part (with its own
parliament, legal system and the state church,
etc. .) from all parts of the United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
Scotland occupies the north of the island of
Great Britain and is bordered by land with
England.
The capital of Scotland - Edinburgh.
5. Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United
Kingdom. It is situated in the northeastern part of the island
of Ireland including Rathlin Island and several smaller
offshore islands. Northern Ireland has a temperate maritime
climate. It’s wetter in the west than in the east of the
country, although cloud cover is persistent across the region.
Belfast is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
Among other major cities we can mention Armagh, Derry,
Lisburn and Newry.Northern Ireland has developed its own
culture. There are lots of theatres and cinemas in the
country.Northern Ireland is an interesting country to visit.
6. Wales
Wales.
Wales is the country in the west of Great Britain. It is
mainly a mountainous land with a chiefly agricultural
economy and an industrial and coal-mining area in the
south. The landscape is beautiful. Many English people
move to Wales when they retire.
Gaelic is derived from the ancient Celtic language
and is akin to language Breton
It is taught in school and some TV program
are broadcast in Welsh.
