The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It has a total area of 244,110 square kilometers and a population of 57 million people. London is the capital city. The national flag is the Union Jack, which combines the crosses of St. Andrew, St. Patrick, and St. George. God Save the Queen is the oldest national anthem in the world. Each country also has its own flag and emblems - England's flag features St. George's cross and emblem is the red rose, Wales' flag shows a dragon and emblem is the daffodil, Scotland's flag has St. Andrew's cross and emblem is the thistle, and Northern Ireland's flag

1. GREAT BRITAIN ANDGREAT BRITAIN AND
NORTHERN IRELANDNORTHERN IRELAND
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2. THE NAMETHE NAME
 The UK of Great
Britain and Northern
Ireland is made up of
England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern
Ireland.
 Area 244110 sq km
 Population 57 million
 Capital London

3. THE BRITISH FLAGTHE BRITISH FLAG
 …known as the Union
Jack, is a combination
of three flags:the Saint
Andrew`s cross, the
Saint Patrick`s cross
and the Saint George´s
cross.

4. THE NATHIONAL ANTHEMTHE NATHIONAL ANTHEM
 …is the oldest in the
world, established in
1745 and based on a
song of the 17 th
century.

5. ENGLANDENGLAND
 Area: 131000 sq km
 Population: 48 million
people
 Capital: London
 Language: English

6. THE ENGLISH FLAGTHE ENGLISH FLAG
 The Saint George´s
cross is the English
flag.
 Saint George`s Day is
celebrated on 23 April.

7. THE EMBLEM OF ENGLANDTHE EMBLEM OF ENGLAND
 The red rose became
the emblem of
England after the War
of the Roses (1455-
1485) which was the
war of the dynasties
for the English throne.

8. WALESWALES
 Area: 20761 sq km
 Population: 29 million
people
 Capital: Cardiff
 Language: English,
Welsh

9. THE WELSH FLAGTHE WELSH FLAG
 …shows a dragon.
 Saint David is the
patron saint of Wales.
 Saint David`s Day is
celebrated on 1 March.

10. THE EMBLEM OF WALESTHE EMBLEM OF WALES
 The daffodil is
Welshmen`s national
emblem.

11. SCOTLANDSCOTLAND
 Area: 78800 sq km
 Population: 5 million
people
 Capital: Edinburgh
 Language:
English,Gaelick

12. THE SCOTTISH FLAGTHE SCOTTISH FLAG
 The Saint Andrew`s
cross is the Scottish
flag.
 Saint Andrew`s Day is
celebrated on 30
November.

13. THE EMBLEM OFTHE EMBLEM OF
SCOTLANDSCOTLAND
 The thistle, the
national emblem of
Scotland was chosen
as such because it
saved the country from
the enemy.

14. NORTHERN IRELANDNORTHERN IRELAND
 Area: 14160 sq km
 Population: 1,6
million people
 Capital: Belfast
 Language: Irish,
English

15. THE FLAG OF NORTHERNTHE FLAG OF NORTHERN
IRELANDIRELAND
 Ulster is the name
used today for six
counties of Northern
Ireland.
 The flag represents
these six counties.

16. THE EMBLEM OF IRELANDTHE EMBLEM OF IRELAND
 The shamrock, the
emblem of the Irish is
proudly worn on
St.Patrick`s Day,
March 17.