The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capital city of the United Kingdom is London.

GEOGRAPHY
The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain (comprising England, Wales and Scotland) and Ireland (comprising the Irish Republic and Northern Ireland), and more than 5000 smaller islands. The British Isles are divided into two independent states:
1. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland,
2. The Republic of Ireland (the Irish Republic).

Great Britain can be divided into two main regions: lowland Britain and highland Britain.
The Highlands of Scotland are the highest mountains in the British Isles. The highest peak is Ben Nevis (1343 m). Lowland Britain is mainly a rich plain.
RIVERS - British rivers are not very long but they are very deep. The largest rivers are: the Thames, the Severn and the Trent.

Lakes are to be found in the Lake Distriet in England and in the Highland’s of Scotland where they are called lochs. The largest lakes in Scotland are Loch Lomond and Loch Ness. Woodlands occupy only about 8 percent of the country. The most common trees are oak, beech, ash, pine and birch. Britain is very rich in coal. Britain has a temperature, humid climate. Its characteristic features are mild winters, not very hot summers, frequent changes of the weather. A period of as long as three weeks without rain is exceptional. There is occasionally mist and fog, particularly from October to January.
According to the 1981 census the total population of the United Kingdom was nearly 60 million.


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