Union Flag orthe Union Jack. ItCapital (and the largest city)
consists of thered cross ofSaint
246 km²
northeast part of the
island ofIreland and
George (thepatron saint of
England), edged in white, the
diagonal red cross ofSaint Patrick (the patron saint of
Ireland) and the white diagonal
Official Language
London
English
Currency
Pound sterling
(£) (GBP)
many small islands.
The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.
cross ofSaint Andrew (the patronNational Languages
saint ofScotland).
Scottish, Irish,
Time zone
Historically, the country is divided into
Status
Welsh (валлийский)
GMT UTC+0)
Internet TLD
counties. At present, the four main administrative parts consist of regions and areas, which are subdivided into counties
Parliamentary Democracy
And Constitutional
Monarchy
Calling code
Uk
and districts.
The
Houses
Of
TheRoyal Coat of Arms depicts
Parliament are the seat
the lions symbolizingEngland andGovernment
+44
of
the
British
theMonarchy, the chained
Unicorn symbolizingScotland
and theHarp which is the emblem
ofNorthern Ireland.
The British Monarch
The Prime Minister
Parliament, the first
parliament in the world (12thcentury).
ENGLAND: a profile
St. George's Flag The Royal Coat of Arms
is England‟s Flag is the symbol of the
English Throne
The national flower of England is the red rose. The flower has been adopted as England‟s emblem since the time of the Wars of the Roses, the civil wars (1455- 1485) between the royal house of Lancaster (whose emblem was a red rose) and the royal house of York (whose emblem was a white rose).
The Royal Family
Capital (and the largest city)
London
Motto
God and My Right
Anthem
God Save the Queen
Territory
130,395 km²
Population
50,762,000
Patron Saint
Saint George
The Yeoman Warder or the Beefeater
is a guard at the Tower of London
Queen
Elisabeth II
Prince
Charles
(the eldest son)
Prince
William
(the eldest grandson)
St. George's Day
Rd
April
Stonehenge is a stone-age monument.
It was erected in the Bronze Age in 2000-
2500 B.C.
SCOTLAND: a profile
Motto
No One Provokes Me With Impunity
Capital
Edinburgh
TheFlag of Scotland, known asSt.
Andrew's Cross, dates from the 9th century.Largest City