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5. The United Kingdom straddles the geographic mid-latitudes between 50-60 N from the equator. It is also positioned on the western seaboard of Eurasia, the world's largest land mass. These boundary conditions allow convergence between moist maritime air and dry continental air.

11. The highest legislative body in the UK - a bicameral parliament. The Lower House of Commons consists of 659 members elected by the majority system For more than half a century the British throne is Catherine II.

12. The main attractions of England and the UK are, of course, in London, where, for example, in the City united tradition and modernity. As well as in the capital of Scotland - Edinburgh.