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United kingdom
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United kingdom Official title: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Useful title: Great Britain Capital city: London Population: 62,041,708 Area: sq. km. The highest point: Ben Nevis (1 343 m) The lowest point: Fenland (-4 m) Rivers: Thames (338 km), Severn (354 km), Trent (297 km) Clima: temperate zone with plentiful rainfall all year round
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Ben nevis
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Major religions: Anglican (England), Roman Catholic, Presbyterian (Scotland), Muslim
languages: English, Welsh, Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic Head of State:Queen Elizabeth II Prime Minister (Head of Government):David Cameron (Conservative Party)
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Thames
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United Kingdom a country consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, and the Irish Sea constitutional monarchy and unitary state governed by a parliamentary system with a seat of government in the capital city of London Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each has its own government, led by a First minister England has no devolved executive or legislature and is administered and legislated for directly by the UK government and parliament on all issues.
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Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom
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England It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west Capital city: London Population: 51,446,000 Government: Non-devolved state within a constitutional monarchy Monarch: Queen Elizabeth II Legislature: Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Stonehenge neolithic monument
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Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
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Queen's Guard at the royal residence, Buckingham palace
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Lake district
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Scotland It shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the southwest Capital city: Edinburgh The largest city: Glasgow Population: 5,194,000 Government: Devolved Government within a Constitutional monarchy Monarch: Elizabeth II Legislature: Scottish Parliament
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Nature
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Glasgow
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Great Highland Bagpipe traditional Scottish instrument
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Gilbert Scott Building, University of Glasgow
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Wales Capital city: Cardiff Population: 2,999,300
Languages: Welsh and english Government: Devolved Government in a Constitutional monarchy Monarch: Elizabeth II Legislature: UK Parliament National Assembly for Wales
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Snowdon the highest mountain in wales
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Northern ireland Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west Consists of six of the nine counties of the Irish province Capital city: Belfast Official languages: English, Irish, Ulster Scots Government: Constitutional monarchy Consociationalism Monarch: Elizabeth II. Establishment: Government of Ireland
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Parliament Buildings in Belfast seat of the assembly
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Deeharbour and lighthouse
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the central bank of the united kingdom
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Oxford and cambridge the oldest surviving universities in the world and the oldest universities in the English- speaking world the best universities in the world they used to be called as Oxbridge
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Oxford
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cambridge
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Shakespeare´s birthplace
Is a carefully restored 16th century half- timbered house situated in Henley Street, Stratford-upon-Avon William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and spent his childhood years Now it is a small museum open to the public and is a popular visitor attraction
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Shakespeare´s birthplace
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Manchester Is situated in the south-central part of North West England
Urban zone Manchester was the site of the world's first railway station Hosted the first meeting of the Trades Union Congress Developed the first programmable computer It is known for its music scene and its sporting connections Manchester was the host of the 2002 Commonwealth Games, and its sports clubs include two Premier League football teams, Manchester City and Manchester United Is the third-most visited city in the United Kingdom by foreign visitors and the most visited in England outside London
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First railway station
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Manchester united
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