United Kingdom

Brief information

• Capital city: London
• Area: 244 820 sq.m.
• Population: 60,5 mln
• Currency: British Pound
• Language: English; in Scotland – Scotch dialect, in the Northern Ireland - Irish , in Wales – Welsh
• Religion: Christianity

Union Jack

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Geography

• The country occupies the major part of the British Isles archipelago and includes the island of Great Britain, the northeastern one-sixth of the island of Ireland and some smaller surrounding islands.
• The UK consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

With its mild climate and varied soils, the United Kingdom has a diverse pattern of natural vegetation.

Heather

Gorse

Bracken of the moorlands

The fauna is similar to that of northwestern continental Europe, although there are fewer species.

FOXES

ROE DEERS

Weasels

Major cities

• London
• Manchester
• Glasgow
• Liverpool

London

Manchester

Glasgow

Liverpool

Sights

Tower Bridge

Stonehenge

Westminster Abbey

British cuisine

 Full breakfast

 Fish and chips

Kidney pie

National costumes

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SPORT

Football

Cricket

Horse racing

SOUVENIRS

TRADITIONAL ENGLAND TEA

Clothes

CANDIES

ALCOHOL