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Fact File of the UK FAST FACTS OFFICIAL NAME: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional monarchy with parliamentary government CAPITAL: London FLAG: known as the Union Flag, or Union Jack. POPULATION: 63,742,977 ETHNICS GROUPS: English 81.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 2.4%, Welsh 1.9 %, Ulster 1.8%, West Indian, Indian, Pakistani, and other 2.8%. LANGUAGES: English, Wales( about 26 %of the population Of Wales), Scottish form of Galic( about 60,000 in Scotland). OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English MONEY: Pound sterling; coins with the value of one penny 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 pence, and one pound , and two pounds. AREA: 244,820 square miles (242,514 square kilometers) MAJOR RIVERS: Thames, Severn, Tyne

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GEOGRAPHY The United Kingdom, also called the U.K., consists of a group of islands off the northwest coast of Europe. It is a unique country made up of four nations: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. England, Wales, and Scotland also make up Great Britain. Much of the north and west of the U.K. is covered in high ground, knife-edged mountain ridges separated by deep valleys. This terrain was shaped in the last Ice Age, when thick glaciers covered the land. In the south of England, the countryside is mostly rolling hills. In northwest England and the Scottish Highlands are dozens of lakes, called lochs. These were left behind when the Ice Age glaciers melted.Legends say that a giant monster called Nessie lives in Loch Ness in Scotland.

PEOPLE & CULTURE One of the most important nationl holiday is birthday of Queen Elizabeth II, celebrated on the second Saturday in June. Sports and literature are among the United Kingdom's cultural claims to fame. Soccer, rugby, cricket, boxing, and golf were all invented in Britain. And the U.K. has produced many great writers, including William Shakespeare, Charles Dickens, and Robert Burns. J.K. Rowling, the writer of the Harry Potter books, is British.

GOVERNMENT & ECONOMY

Constitution: partly statues , partly common law and practice. Legal system: common law tradition with early Roman and modern continental influence. Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal. Executive branch: Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth II. Head of government: Prime Minister. Cabinet: Cabinet of Minister appointed bu the Prime Minister. Legislative branch: bicameral Parliament comprised of House of Lords( consists of appromaximately 500 life peers, 92 hereditary peers and 26 clergy).

Britain's system of government has developed over many centuries. This council eventually expanded into the Parliament, which now passes all the country's laws. Today, the monarch (which can be a king or queen) has no real power. In the 19th century, British industry helped make the country the most powerful nation in the world. It is still one of the strongest economies on Earth.

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Report at English Language with subject: Fact File of The UNITED KINDOM.

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