Form 6 Great Britain

Great Britain

            Great Britain The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. 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 from each other by the Irish Sea. The UK is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the north and the North Sea in the east. The UK is separated from the continent by the English Channel and the Strait of Dover.

            There are more than 56 million people in Britain. Many of them live in big industrial cities like London, Manchester and Liverpool. But there are a lot of lonely hills, quiet rivers, deep lakes and farmlands in the south of the country.

            Everyone in Britain speaks English, but in Scotland and Wales people speak different languages as well. The flag of the United Kingdom is known as the Union Jack. It is made up of three crosses: the cross of St George (the patron saint of England), the cross of St. Andrew (the patron saint of Scotland) and the cross of St. Patrick (the patron saint of Ireland).