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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Jan Gřes4.A
Map
Map - Regions
Basic information
• Area: 243,610 km2
• Population: 62,262,000 mil• Capital city: London• Parts of countries: England, Wales (Cardiff),
Scotland (Edinburgh) and Northern Ireland (Belfast)• Language: English, Welsh, Irish, Scottish Gaelic• Minorities: British, Indian, Irish, African black,
Caribbean black, Chinese• Currency: Pound sterling
Symbols
• Flag• Coat of arms• Anthem• Animals
Flag
Coat of arms
Anthem – God Save the Queen
National animals
Lion Bulldog
England
• Is a country that is part of the United Kingdom
• Capital city: London• Area: 130,395 km2 • Population: 53,013,000
Wales
• Is a country that is part of the United Kingdom• Capital city: Cardiff• Area: 20,779 km2 • Population: 3,063,500
Scotland
• Is a country that is part of the United Kingdom• Capital city: Edinburgh• Area: 78,387 km2 • Population: 5,254,800
Northern Ireland
• Is a part of the United Kingdom• Capital city: Belfast• Area: 13,843 km2 • Population: 1,810,900
Important cities in UK
• Manchester (England), UNESCO• Oxford, Cambridge (England), universities• Dover (England), port• Liverpool (England), company SONY• Glasgow (Scotland), metallurgy • Port Talbot (Wales), port
Church of England
• Is the mother church of the Anglican Church, which is subordinate to the king of England power
• It is headed by the British monarch, who has the title of Supreme Governor
• Memebrs: 26 mil• Supreme: Queen Elizabeth II
Canterbury Cathedral
UNESCO
• Blaenavon Industrial Landscape (Wales)• Blenheim Palace (England)• Canterbury Cathedral (England)• Greenwich (England)• Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Scotland)
Geography
• UK is located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe
• The UK lies between the North Atlantic and the North sea
• UK it is separated from Europe by the English Channel (La Manche)
• The highest peak: Ben Nevis 1,344 m in Scotland• Rivers: The Severn, The Thames, The Trent, The
Great Ouse
Geography
• National parks: Lake District, New forest, Snowdonia, Loch Lomond, etc… .
• Lakes: Loch Ness, Lough Neagh, Windermere, etc… .
Special places
• Stonehenge
Ben Nevis
Lake District
Sports
• Football• Rugby• Cricket
Questions
• Which parts of the UK?• What is the capital city of Wales? • What is the highest peak of UK? • What is the special kind of church in UK?
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