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The United Kingdom

and Great Britain


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The UK and Great Britain

The UK is made up of the countries of

England, Scotland, Wales and Northern

Ireland.

Great Britain comprises only England,

Scotland and Wales. It is the largest island of

the British Isles.

Great Britain is frequently used informally to

mean the UK.


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Britain: Population and major cities

Population of England: 49.5 million.

Population of Wales: 2.9 million.

Population of Scotland: 5.1 million

Population of Northern Ireland: 1.7 million England has the highest population density

and Scotland has the lowest.

Main cities of the UK: London, Birmingham,Manchester, Glasgow, Belfast, Edinburgh,Cardiff.


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The Union Flag

The flag of the UK embodies the emblems of threecountries under one Sovereign.

The emblems that appear on the Union Flag are the

crosses of three patron saints: The red cross of St. George, for England on a white

ground.

The white diagonal cross of St. Andrew, for Scotland

on a blue ground. The red diagonal cross of St. Patrick, for Ireland on a

white ground.
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The national flag of Wales

Wales is not represented in the Union Flag

because, when the first version of the flag

appeared, Wales was already united with

England.

The national flag of Wales is a red dragon on a

field of white and green. According to

tradition, the red dragon appeared on a crestborne by the legendary King Arthur.
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London Landmarks.

Kensington Palace: where Princess Diana lived.


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Tate Modern Museum: controversial selectionof modern and contemporary art.


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St. Pauls Cathedral: a London landmark; itcontains a number of monuments and tombs


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Royal Opera House: also known as The RoyalShakespeare Theater.Many of Great Britain smost noted performers appear in the plays ofShakespeare.


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Buckingham Palace:The London residence of

the British sovereign.


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Westminster Abbey:Church dedicated to St.Peter(Minster means

monastery) It is famous as the place of

coronation of Englishmonarchs since 1027 andas a mausoleum for

prominent figures ofEnglish history. It is crowded with a great

number of busts, statues,and tombs of Englands

kings and queens,statesmen and ofoutstanding literary figures.


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10 Downing Street: official residence of thePrime Minister.


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The Houses of Parliament.


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People in the UKThe largest ethnic minorities in the

UK: Caribbean or African descent:

891,000

Indians: 840,000

Pakistani and Bangladeshis: 640,000

Considerable numbers of of Chinese,Italians, Greek and Turkish Cypriots,

Poles, Australians, New Zelandersand people from the USA and Canadaare also resident in the UK.


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Religion in the UK

Everyone in the UK has the right to religious

freedom. Britain is predominantly Christian: 1 British out

of 10 is a member of the Roman Catholic Church

and there are 1.7 million members of theAnglican church (the one legally recognized asthe official church of the State).

In Scotland: 1.1. million members of the

Presbyterian Church.


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Religion in the UK

In Northern Ireland: 40 % regard themselves

as Roman Catholics; 60 % : Protestants.

In Wales: No officially established church;

however, the Methodism and Baptism are the

two most widespread religions.

Britain has one of the largest Muslim

communities (1.5 and 2 million people).

The Hindu community in Britain: 400,000.


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The

RoyalFamily


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The Royal family

1) What is the Queens role in modern society?

2) How is the Queen linked to the Common

Wealth?

3) Which activities does the Queen perform?


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BACKGROUND

The Queen was born inLondon on 21 April 1926,the first child of The Dukeand Duchess of York,

subsequently King GeorgeVI and Queen Elizabeth.Five weeks later she waschristened Elizabeth

Alexandra Mary in thechapel at BuckinghamPalace.


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The Queen and the

Commonwealth

The Queen is not only Queen of the UK but head of the

Commonwealth, a voluntary association of 53 independent

countries.

Most of these countries have progressed from British rule to

independent self-government, and the Commonwealth

now serves to foster international co-operation and trade

links between people all over the world.In addition to the UK, the Queen is also Queen of a number of

other Commonwealth realms, including Australia, New

Zealand and Canada.


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Royal Visits Visits to all kinds of places throughout the UK,

Commonwealth and overseas are an important Royalpart of the work of the Queen and members of the RoyalFamily.

Visits allow members of the Royal family to meet peoplefrom all walks of life and backgrounds, to celebrate local

and national achievements and to strengthen friendshipsbetween different countries.

Many of the Royal visits are connected to charities andother organizations with which members of the Royal

family are associated. In other cases, Royal visits helpcelebrate historic occassions in the life of a region ornation.

All visits are carefully planned to ensure that as manypeople as possible have the opportunity to see or meet

members of the Royal Family.

I h l H d f S Th Q i d


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In her role as Head of State The Queen is supported

by members of the Royal Family who carry out a

wide range of public and official duties. The

biographies in this section contain information

about various members of the Royal Family.


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Background

Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh,Earl of Merioneth and BaronGreenwich, was born Prince ofGreece and Denmark in Corfu

on June 1921.He was born the only son of Prince

Andrew of Greece. His family isof Danish descentPrince

Andrew was the grandson ofKing Christian IX of Denmark.


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The Prince of Wales in the

eldest son of The Queen andThe Duke of Edinburgh. He

was born on 14 November

1948 and christened CharlesPhillip Arthur George on 15

December that year in the

Music Room at Buckingham

Palace.


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The Prince of Wales married

Mrs. Camila Parker Bowles

on 9 April 2005 at a civil

ceremony followed by a

service of prayer and

dedication St. Georges

Chapel, Windsor Castle.

After the wedding, Mrs.

Parker Bowles became known

as HRH The Duchess of

Cornwall. When The Prince ofWales accedes to the throne,

she will be known as HRH

The Princess Consort.

Th P i R l th d hild d


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The Princess Royal, the second child and

only daughter of Queen and The Duke

of Edinburh, was born at Clarance

House London, on 15 August 1950,when her mother was Princess

Elizabeth, heir presumptive to the

throne. She was baptised Elizabeth

Alice Louise at Buckingham Palace on21 October 1950.

She received the title Princess Royal

from The Queen in June 1987; she

was previously known as Princess

Anne. Her Royal Highness is the

seventh holder of the title.


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The Duke of York was born on 19

February 1960 at Buckingham Palace,

the second son and the third child of

The Queen and the Duke of

Edinburgh.

He was the first child to be born to a

reigning monarch for 103 years.

Named Andrew Albert Christian

Edward, he was known as Prince

Andrew until his marriage, when he

was created The Duke of York, Earl of

Inverness and Baron Killyleagh.


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The Earl of Wessex is the

third son and youngest

child of the Queen and The

Duke of Edinburgh. He was

born on 10 March and

christened Edward AntonyRichard Louis at

Buckingham Palace.

Their Royal Highnesses havea baby daughter, born on 8

November 2003.
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The Queens Role in the Modern State

The Queen is the United KingdomsHead of State. As well as

carrying out significant constitutional functions, The Queen

also acts as a focus for national unity, presiding at

ceremonial occasions, visiting local communities and

representing Britain around the world.

The Queen is also Head of the Commonwealth During her


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The Queen is also Head of the Commonwealth. During herreign she has visited all the Commonwealth countries,going on walkabouts to gain direct contact with peoplefrom all walks of life throughout the world.

Behind and in front of the cameras, The Queenswork goeson, and no two days in The Queens working life are everthe same.


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The Queens Working Day

The Queen has many different duties to performevery day. Some are familiar public duties such as

Investitures, ceremonies, receptions or visits

within the United Kingdom or abroad. Away from

the cameras, however, The Queens work goes

on. It includes reading letters from the public,

official papers and briefing notes; audiences with

political ministers or ambassadors; and meetingwith her Private Secretaries to discuss her future

diary plans.

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