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UNITED KINGDOMUNITED KINGDOM

MOHAMED AHMEDSALEH AWADHHAMMAM BIN AMRO

INTRODUCTIONINTRODUCTION

Total area is 243610 sq km. Lies between the North Atlantic ocean and the North Sea and is separated by the English channel.

GEOGRAPHYGEOGRAPHY

Main rivers include Thames, Severn and Humber. Highest mountain is Scafell pike. Capital of England is London.

ENGLANDENGLAND

Has approximately 800 islands.. Highest peak is Ben Nevis. Capital of Scotland is Edinburgh.

SCOTLANDSCOTLAND

Total area is 14160 sq km. The largest lake is Lough Neagh. Highest peak is Slieve Donard in the Mourne

mountains.

NORTHERN IRELANDNORTHERN IRELAND

Temperate climate Eastern region is comparatively drier.

CLIMATECLIMATE

Winters are mild. Summers are warm in the southern region and cooler

in the northern region. Heavy snowfall is seen in winter and early spring.

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Unitary state under a constitutional monarchy.

Queen Elizabeth 2 is the head of the state.

Parliamentary government. Prime minister is the head of the government

GOVERNMENTGOVERNMENT

David Cameron is the PM of UK. Elections are conducted in 650 constituencies. Elections are held every 5 years.

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Permanent member of- United Nations European union European Economic Community Commonwealth nations Council of Europe World Trade Organization

FOREIGN RELATIONSFOREIGN RELATIONS

British armed forces includes - The British army Royal air force Royal navy

MILITARYMILITARY

Developed country. Bank of England is UK central bank. National currency is sterling pound.

ECONOMYECONOMY

Tourism is an important part of UK economy. Sixth major tourist destination in the world. Industries in UK include textiles, shipbuilding, coal

mining, steel making etc. Automobile industry is also important and so is

aerospace and pharmaceuticals

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UK suffered from economy in 2008.

Services make up for 73 pc of the GDP of this country..

UK imports 40 pc of its food supplies.

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Scientific and industrial revolution both took place in UK.

The scientists from here include Isaac Newton Charles Darwin James Maxwell Stephen Hawking Michael Faraday A.G Bell Alexander Fleming

SCIENCESCIENCE

Stonehenge

Windsor Castle

FAMOUS LANDMARKSFAMOUS LANDMARKS IN ENGLAND IN ENGLAND

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Kings College, Cambridge.

Black pool tower-

St Paul's cathedral

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Buckingham Palace-

Palace of Westminster

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Tower of London-

London Eye

Various ethnic groups are present in UK. Christianity is the main religion in

Great Britain.

Other than that Muslims, Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists and Jews are also seen in this country.

ETHNIC GROUPS AND RELIGIONETHNIC GROUPS AND RELIGION

Top universities of England include- University of Cambridge University of Oxford Imperial College of London

Health care system- Advanced in this part of the world. UK permanent residents are provided with health care

for free and is paid from the taxes collected. UK spends 8.4 pc of its GDP on health care.

EDUCATION ANDEDUCATION AND HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE

UK official language is English.

England is home of cricket.

The Wimbledon grand slam is famous.

LANGUAGES LANGUAGES AND SPORTSAND SPORTS