- The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- It consists of England, Wales and Northern Ireland in the west and Scotland in the north
- in the north-west of Europe between The Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea
- The Irish Sea between England and Ireland
- The Channel between England and France (inside are the Channel Islands)
- consists of two large islands (Ireland and Great Britain) and about 5000 small ones
- The Shetlands, the Orkneys, the Hebrides, the Isle of Man, Isle of Scily – south most point
- a lot of lowlands – south
- highest mountains are The Highlands of Scotland, highest peak is Ben Nevis
- Cheviot Hills on the border of England and Scotland
- The Cambrians in Wales, the Cumbrian Mountains in the Lake District
- the Thames – through London, the Severn – the longest, through the Bristol Bay
- the Clyde in Scotland – through Glasgow
- The Lake District National Park – very famous for tourists for its lakes and mountains
- Very famous lakes in Scotland – Loch Lomond – the largest
Loch Ness – most famous for its creature
- there is Stonehenge (giant stone circles) in Salisbury Plain
- The capital is London and it is also the largest city
- the capital of Wales is Cardiff
- the capital of Scotland is Edinburgh, the largest is Glasgow
- the capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast
- Cities: Oxford and Cambridge, Stratford upon Avon, Canterbury, York
- a lot of ports: Dover, Bristol, Plymouth, Portsmouth
- GB is constitutional monarchy – the formal head of state is British Queen
- the real head of state is Prime minister
- the currency is pound
- the flag is called Union Jack
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