United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom

United Kingdom, island country located off the northwestern

coast of mainland Europe. The United Kingdom comprises the

whole of the island of Great Britain—which contains England,

Wales, and Scotland—as well as the northern portion of the

island of Ireland. The name Britain is sometimes used to refer to

the United Kingdom as a whole. The capital is London, which is

among the world’s leading commercial, financial, and cultural

centres. Other major cities include Birmingham, Liverpool, and

Manchester in England, Belfast and Londonderry in Northern

Ireland, Edinburgh and Glasgow in Scotland, and Swansea and

Cardiff in Wales.

Flag and symbol

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was

established on 1 January 1801 under the terms of the Acts

of Union 1800, by which the nominally separate kingdoms of

Great Britain and Ireland were united. In 1922, twenty-six of

thirty-two counties of Ireland seceded to form the Irish Free

State (later becoming the Republic of Ireland) and, to reflect

the change in the United Kingdom's boundaries, the Royal

and Parliamentary Titles Act 1927 formally amended the

name of the UK Parliament to the "Parliame

nt of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern

Ireland".

Royal coat of arms

FlagANTHEM:God and my right.

Scotland

Scotland (English and Anglo-shotl. Scotland, shotl. (Gel.) Alba) - in the past (until 1707) an independent kingdom in northern Europe, and now - the most independent part (with its own parliament, legal system and the state church, etc. .) from all parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Scotland occupies the north of the island of Great Britain and is bordered by land with England.

The capital of Scotland - Edinburgh.

Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the

United Kingdom. It is situated in the northeastern part of

the island of Ireland including Rathlin Island and several

smaller offshore islands. Northern Ireland has a

temperate maritime climate. It’s wetter in the west than

in the east of the country, although cloud cover is

persistent across the region. Belfast is the capital and

largest city of Northern Ireland. Among other major

cities we can mention Armagh, Derry, Lisburn and

Newry.Northern Ireland has developed its own culture.

There are lots of theatres and cinemas in the

country.Northern Ireland is an interesting country to

visit.

Wales

Wales. Wales is the country in the west of Great Britain. It is mainly a mountainous land with a chiefly agricultural economy and an industrial and coal-mining area in the south. The landscape is beautiful. Many English people move to Wales when they retire.Gaelic is derived from the ancient Celtic languageand is akin to language BretonIt is taught in school and some TV program are broadcast in Welsh.

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