1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

2. England + Scotland + Wales England + Scotland + Wales
UK – basic facts
The United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
Great Britain + Northern Ireland
England + Scotland + Wales
UK – basic facts
The United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
Great Britain + Northern Ireland
England + Scotland + Wales
UK – basic facts
The United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland
Great Britain + Northern Ireland
England + Scotland + Wales

3. UK – basic facts
Location - north - west off Europe separated from the continental Europe by the North Sea and the English Channel.
Area thousand square kilometres
Population – more than 60 million people

4. UK – system of government
The UK is a
constitutional
monarchy.
The head of state is
The Queen Elizabeth II
(since 1952)
The head of
Government is
Prime Minister

5. How to get to UK by plane by ferry by Channel tunnel
(the largest airport – Heathrow- London)
by ferry
( from Calais – France to Dover-England)
by Channel tunnel
(Eurotunnel)

6. England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland
Parts of UK
England
Scotland
Wales
Northern Ireland

7. Parts of UK – England Most of England's landscape consists
Situated in southern part of Great Britain.
The largest and most populous part
of the country.
Most of England's landscape consists
of low hills and plains.
The capital city of England is London.

8. London Capital city of the United Kingdom. Capital city of England.
The biggest city in England.
Located on the river Thames.
Population - eight million people.

9. Parts of UK – Scotland Situated in the north of Great Britain.
Beautiful landscape of moors and hills.
Scottish landscape is formed by Scottish Highlands with the highest peak of UK Ben Nevis (1.345 m).
The land of many special traditions.
(bagpipes, kilts, Scotch whiskey).

10. Edinburgh
Capital city of Scotland.
Edinburgh Castle (12th century)

11. Parts of UK – Wales Situated in the western part of Great Britain.
It is a country of green forests and medieval villages.
Peak Snowdon is located in Snowdonia National Park.
The capital city of Wales is Cardiff, famous
for medieval Cardiff Castle.

12. Parts of UK – Northern Ireland
Situated in the northeast of the island Ireland.
Known for the constant conflict between Protestants and Catholics.
The movie Game of Thrones was shoot here.
The capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast.

13. Belfast The capital and largest city of Northern Ireland.
Important port.
Centre of ship-building (Titanic was made there).

14. Interesting places - Stonehenge
A prehistoric monument located on Salisbury Plain in the south of England.
Group of huge stones, more than 5,000 years old.
One of the best-known archaeological sites
in the world.

15. Interesting places - Windsor Castle
Situated not far from London.
Official residence of the Queen.
The oldest and the largest inhabited castle
in the world.

16. Interesting places The lake Loch Ness
Located in the Scottish Highlands.
The second largest lake in Scotland (56.4 km2).
Became world famous because of
the Loch Ness Monster.

17. Old towns with world famous universities.
Oxford and Cambridge
Old towns with world famous universities.

18. The birthplace of William Shakespeare.
Stratford upon Avon
The birthplace of William Shakespeare.

19. Liverpool Home to Everton F.C. and Liverpool F.C.
The birthplace of The Beatles.

20. Canterbury
An ancient city with a majestic Canterbury Cathedral - one of the most famous religious buildings in the world.

21. The Eurotunnel / Channel Tunnel
Interesting places
The Eurotunnel / Channel Tunnel
The longest undersea tunnel in the world.
Opened in 1994.
Three tunnels, each 50 km long.
The section under sea is 38 km long.
Two tunnels are for transportation.
One tunnel is a service tunnel.