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IRELAND
WALES
ENGLAND SCOTLAND
THE HALLMARKS OF
THE UK
General Facts
Capital London °30′N 0°7′W
Most populous conurbation
Greater London Urban Area
Official languages English, Welsh
Government Constitutional monarchy -
Monarch Queen Elizabeth II
Prime Minister Gordon
Brown
Formation Union of the Crowns 24 March 1603 -
Acts of Union 1 May 1707 -
Act of Union 1 January 1801 -
Anglo-Irish Treaty 12 April 1922
Area
- Total 244,820 km² (79th)
94,526 sq mi
Population
- 2009 census 61,126,832
English law
Northern Ireland Law
Scots law
common-law
civil-law
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
GEOGRAPHICAL ASPECTS
Topography:
Edinburgh (Scotland)
Cardiff (Wales)
COUNTRIES WHERE
ENGLISH IS OFFICIAL
LANGUAGE
OTHER LANGUAGES
EDUCATION IS FREE
FOR ALL CHILDREN
FROM 5 TO 18
GCSE
A-LEVELS
COLLEGE OR
FURTHER
EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL
On an average 2.4
people in in a family
HOUSING
TYPES OF HOUSES
Detached
Semi detached
Terrace
Flats
FAMOUS PEOPLE OF THE UK
Sir Winston Churchill
Diana, Princess of
Wales
William Shakespeare
Sir Isaac Newton
Queen Elizabeth I
Robert Baden-Powell
Queen Victoria
Professor Stephen
Hawking
J.K. ROWLING
and many more………..
BRITISH SAYINGS & PROVERBS
Every cloud has a silver lining
A stitch in time saves nine
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth
Don't cross your bridges before you
come to them
The best advice is found on the pillow
The way to a man's heart is through his
stomach
Bob's your uncle
Sleep Tight
Tie the Knot