1.General description of Great Britain.

1. Geographical position Great Britain is an island state on the north-west of Europe. It occupies an island of Great Britain,a part of the island Ireland and a row of more shallow islands. Great Britain consists of 4 areas: England, Scotland and Wales, located on the island of Great Britain, and Northern Ireland.

2.The head of Great Britain is the queen-Elizabeth-2

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary date of birth - 21 April 1926 the date of the board - from 1952 to the present Queen Elizabeth II is the most active travel monarch in British history. Only in Australia, she has been 16 times, the last time - in 2011.

Elizabeth Alexandra Mary The Queen is a trustee of over 600 charitable organizations. Her hobbies include horseback riding and breeding dogs Elizabeth II never gives interviews.

3. Flag

The flag of the UK Informal name - "Union Jack“ Is a blue rectangular flag with a red cross in a straight white border superimposed on the red and white oblique crosses. Originally the flag was used only at sea by both military and commercial ships

4. Coat of arms

5. Population people ( by 2012)

6. Official language English

7. The capital London

8.Currency Pound sterling

London

9. Big cities

Birmingham

Leeds

Glasgo

Sheffield

Bradford

Liverpool

Edinburgh

Manchester

Bristol

Culture

Music In the UK, different musical styles, ranging from local folk music of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland and ending with heavy metal are popular. Among the classical composers of the UK there are William Byrd, Henry Purcell, Edward Elgar, Gustav Holst, Arthur Sullivan, Ralph Vaughan Williams and Benjamin Britten

Sport Many popular sports, including football, rugby, rowing, boxing, badminton, cricket, tennis, darts and golf have been developed in the UK

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