1. 1.General description of Great Britain.

3. 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.

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

6. 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.

7. 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.

8. 3. Flag

9. 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

10. 4. Coat of arms

11. 5. Population 62 008 000 people ( by 2012)

12. 6. Official language English

13. 7. The capital London

15. 8.Currency Pound sterling

16. London

17. 9. Big cities

18. Birmingham

19. Leeds

20. Glasgo

21. Sheffield

22. Bradford

23. Liverpool

24. Edinburgh

25. Manchester

26. Bristol

27. Culture

28. 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

29. 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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