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The official title of the UK:the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The national anthem:God Save the Queen

The UK is made up of: Great Britain (the formerly separate England and Scotland, and Wales. )Northern Ireland，Numerous smaller islands

Location of the UK: The mainland areas lie between latitudes 49°N and 61°N and longitudes 8°W to 2°E Total territory: 242,910 square kilometers

Interesting Fact: No one in the UK lives more than 120 km (75 miles) from the sea.

England: it consists of lowland terrain, with some mountainous terrain in the north-west, north and south-west. Scotland: Its geography is varied, with lowlands in the south and east and highlands in the north and west. Wales: It’s mostly mountainous. South Wales is less mountainous than North and Mid Wales.

Northern Ireland: It’s mostly hilly

The longest river: Severn River (354 kilometers long) 第二：Thames (332 kilometers long)

The largest Lake: Lough Neagh(内伊湖，北爱尔兰中东部湖泊）

Main characteristics: Temperate, with warm summers, cold winters and plenty rainfall

Three major features: Winter fog Rainy days Instability/changeability

London:the capital of England and of Great Britain,the political center of the Commonwealth, a major port,one of the world's leading banking and financial centers.

标志建筑：The River Thames The palace of Westminster Big Ben，London Eye，Westminster Abbey，St. Paul's Cathedral ，Tower of London，Hyde Park，Buckingham Palace，Buckingham Palace

Edinburgh：Capital of Scotland，administrative, financial, legal, medical and insurance center of Scotland，beautiful scenery ，renowned architecture标志性建筑：Edinburgh Castle，Palace of Holyrood圣十字宫Cardiff ：Europe's youngest capital city，has been the capital city of Wales for around 50 years，home to an enormous amount of urban regeneration and restoration ，has recently become one of the most fashionable cities in the United Kingdom.

标志性建筑：Cardiff City Hall，Millennium Stadium，Cardiff Castle

Belfast ：the second largest city ，capital of Northern Ireland，an important historic city

标志性建筑：Belfast Castle，City Hall

人口：Overall population: over 60 millions分布：England: about 50 million，Scotland:over 5 million，Wales: around 3 million，Northern Ireland: about 1.7million

Ethnicity：The majority of this population are descendents of the Anglo-Saxons .Most people in Wales and Scotland are descendents of the Celtic people .The Irish people were also Celtic in origin immigrants .

Education:two systems of education –the state school and public school

Generally, there are three steps for British Education System: Compulsory Education(5-16), Further Education and Higher Education

The Complete System of the British Education System

Most Famous public schools in Britain are Eton College, Harrow School, Winchester College and Rugby School. Further education helps provide the academic router or vocational route.

Higher Education –Oxford (1167) and Cambridge (1209), the oldest universities in the world.

其他：Sports –England was the first home of many modern world’s most popular sports. Cricket (most English), Soccer, Rugby, Horse Racing, Golf, Fishing, Hunting

Science –Sir Francis Bacon, Isaac Newton’s theory, Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution

Art, Music and Film; Literature

Characters –Exclusiveness, conservativeness, politeness, love of privacy, sense of humor

Holidays –Boxing Day, 12.26