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“The formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern
Ireland” Northern Ireland V.Gatalska
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Scotland England Ireland Wales Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The Union of Scotland & England 1603 England
The Coat of Arms of Scotland The Coat of Arms of England James VI of Scotland & I of England Scotland 1603 England Wales The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
The Act of Union 1707 The Acts of Union, passed by the English and Scottish Parliaments in 1707, led to the creation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain on 1 May of that year. The UK Parliament met for the first time in October 1707. The Parliamentary Union of England and Scotland, 1707 by W.T. Monnington The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Union Flag 1606 Flag of Scotland Flag of England The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Union Flag 1801 England Scotland Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The United Kingdom The official language of the UK is English
Scotland: Area – 77,933 sq km Population – 5.3 mln Languages – English; Gaelic Northern Ireland: Area – sq km Population – 1.81 mln Languages – English; Irish Edinburgh Belfast England: Area – 130,279 sq km Population – 53 mln Language – English Wales: Area – 20,779 sq km Population – 3.06 mln Languages – English; Welsh Cardiff London The official language of the UK is English The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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Education System in the UK
Students are assessed at the end of each stage. The most important assessment is GCSE or General Certificate of Secondary Education. After students pass their GCSE they have the choice to go onto further education The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Football in the UK The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
The UK money The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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Traditional Food English fish & chips Welsh crempog (pancakes) for Shrove Tuesday Irish stew Scottish shortbread Scottish haggis Christmas English pudding Scotch whisky English tea The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Traditional Clothes Irish Welsh English Aberdeen Castle Scottish Scottish Irish The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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National plants of the UK
The shamrock is the national symbol of Ireland and the traditional symbol of St Patrick Day each 17 March. The red rose is a national emblem of England and the symbol of peace The daffodil is the national flower of Wales is worn on St David’s Day each 1 March. The thistle is the national flower of Scotland is a symbol of defence The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
England Lake District The Castle in Dunkeld The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
Scotland The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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Wales The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
The information is taken from Internet open sources Wikipedia The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland
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