"The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: the country and the people"

of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (The UK) is the

official name of the state which is situated in the British Isles.
It consists of four countries which are England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. You can see them on the map. Their capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.
The UK is an island state. The two main islands are Great Britain and Ireland. The two islands are separated by the Irish Sea.
The UK is separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Straits of Dover. More than 56 million people live in Britain.
Everyone in Britain speaks English.

United Kingdom is known as the Union Jack. It is

made up of three crosses: the cross of St. George, the cross of St. Andrew and the cross of St. Patrick

of State, but in fact she doesn’t rule the country

as she has no power. The Queen is the symbol of the country, its history and its traditions. She is very rich. She travels about the United Kingdom, meet different people and visits schools, hospitals and other special places.

belongs to the British Parliament and to the British Government
The

British Parliament has two houses: the House of Commons and the House of Lords

Britain's Houses of Parliament

the United Kingdom situated on the Thames river, the largest

city in Britain and one of the largest cities in the world.

historic places which link the present with the past. Westminster

Abbey is a fine Gothic building, which stands opposite the Houses of Parliament. It contains an interesting collection of swords and standards of the Knights of the Bath. The Abbey is famous for its stained glass. The Abbey is sometimes compared with a mausoleum, because there are tombs and memorials of almost all English monarch, many statesmen, famous, scientists, writers and musicians.

most imposing and popular of London s historical sites. It

includes 20 towers. The oldest is the White Tower, dates back to the 11th century and the time of William the Congueror. Nowadays a lot of tourists visit the Tower of London, because of the Towers evil reputation as prison.

Paul’s Cathedral, is not far from the Tower of London.

The famous English architect Sir Christopher Wren built it in the 17th century after the Great Fire. It is a beautiful building with many columns and towers. In one of them there is one of the largest bells in the world.