1.	Basic facts

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Situation

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Geography

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Weather

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Economy

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Sports

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Towns

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History

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Scotland

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Wales

3.	Northern Ireland

"Official name:
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Basic facts:
It is a constitutional monarchy made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland with the Queen Elizabeth II. as the head of state but she has only ceremonial position (=no authority). She appoints the Prime Minister who in fact leads the country and lives at Downing Street 10 - now David Cameron, before Tony Blair. British parliamentary system is one of the oldest in the world as it was developed after King John´s signature of Magna Charta in 1215. The Parliament is divided into three parts – The House of Commons, the House of Lords and the Sovereign. The national flag is called the Union Jack = composition of flags of England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. National anthem – God, save the Queen but if a King is on the British throne it is “God, save the King”.
Capital city: London
Number of inhabitants: 63 million makes the UK one of the most densely populated countries in the world.
Official language: English, also there are people who speak their native language like the Welsh, the Scots and the Irish. They speak the language of Celtic origin while English is a Germanic language.
Situation:
The UK is an island country in Western Europe about three times the size of the Czech Republic. It is separated from the Continental Europe by the English Channel in south and it is surrounded by Atlantic Ocean in the west and The North Sea in the east. The main islands – Great Britain and Ireland are separated by Irish Sea. There also participate about 5 000 smaller islands such as the Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, the Orkneys, the Hebrides,… "