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1 United kingdom

2 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

3 Ben nevis

4 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)

5 Thames

6 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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8 Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom

9 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

10 Stonehenge neolithic monument

11 Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the United Kingdom

12 Queen's Guard at the royal residence, Buckingham palace

13 Lake district

14 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

15 Nature

16 Glasgow

17 Great Highland Bagpipe traditional Scottish instrument

18 Gilbert Scott Building, University of Glasgow

19 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

20 Snowdon the highest mountain in wales

21 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

22 Parliament Buildings in Belfast seat of the assembly

23 Deeharbour and lighthouse

24 the central bank of the united kingdom

25 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

26 Oxford

27 cambridge

28 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

29 Shakespeare´s birthplace

30 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

31 First railway station

32 Manchester united

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