The Royal Coat of ArmsTerritory
Population
Glasgow
English
Scottish, Gaelic
78,772 km²
5,116,900
Ben Nevis (1,343 m.) is the
highest peak in theBritish Isles
The national flower of Scotland isthe
thistle, which was first used in the 15th
century as asymbol of defence.
Patron Saint
Saint Andrew
Scotland has several unofficial anthems.
St. Andrew's Day
ThNovember
Apiper, playing theGreat Highland
Bagpipe. The piper is dressed in akilt, the Scottish national skirt, the textile pattern of
which istartan that often signifies a
particularScottish clan.

Motto
Anthem
WALES: a profile
The English nameWales
originates from the Germanic word
Walha, meaningforeigner. The
Wales Forever
Welsh call themselvesCymry and
their countryCymru in Welsh,
The Welsh Flag
Land of My Fathers
Capital (and the largest city)
Cardiff
which mean compatriots.
Wales is often known by the
phrasethe Land of Song because ishthenataonoadifl.oThervoegWtalbes
Te i l w
D ff l
e
f
e a le
The Flag of Saint David
Official Language
National Language
Territory
Population
Patron Saint
English
Welsh
20,779 km²
2,958,6001
its people are fond ofsinging,
music andpoetry.
The principal Welsh festival of
music and poetry is theNational
Eisteddfod, which takes place
annually in a different town or city.
The BritishUnion Flag has the
flags of Scotland, Northern Ireland
and England, but does not have any Welsh representation. The
calledleek is also a traditional
emblem of Wales.
The Coat of Arms
St. David's Day
Saint David
St
March
Flag of Saint David is sometimes
used as an alternative to the
national flag and is flown onSt.
David's Day.
On St. David‟s Day,
Welshmen wear a daffodil or a
leek.
NORTHERN IRELAND: a profile
Northern Ireland consists of 26 districts. Together they are commonly calledUlster.
Motto
Anthem
Who Shall Separate?
God Save the Queen
Londonderry Air (de facto)
Capital (and the largest city)
Official Language
Belfast
The national flower of Northern Ireland is
theshamrock, a plant with three heart-
shaped leaves (a three-leaf plant), similar to
clover. An Irish tale tells of howPatrick
The river is dyedgreen on St. Patrick‟s Day
because this colour is the colour of Ireland.
Some people call Ireland
the Emerald Isle because the colour of the
grass there is bright green.
National Language
Territory
Population
Patron Saint
St. Patrick's Day
English
Irish
13,843 km²
1,710,300
Saint Patrick
ThMarch
used the three-leaf shamrock to explain the
Trinity. He used it in his sermons to
represent how the Father, the Son, and the
Holy Spirit could all exist as separate
elements of the same entity.St. Patrick's Day is an official bank holiday in Northern
Ireland.
The Holy Trinity
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