England

▪ The capital of England is London.

▪ The floral symbol is the Red Rose.

▪ The population of England is 56 million.

▪ Some of the big cities are London, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester.

Scotland

•   The capital of

Scotland is Edinburgh.

•   The floral symbol is the thistle.

•   The population of Scotland is 5 million.

•   Some of the big cities are Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen,

Dundee

Wales

•       The capital of Wales is Cardiff.

•       The floral symbol is spring narcissus.

•       The population is 3 million.

•       Some of the big cities are Cardiff, Swansea, Barry, Buckley.

Northern Ireland

•         The capital of Nirthen Ireland is Belfast.

•         The floral symbol is shamrock.

•         The population of about 2 million.

•         Some of the big cities in Northern Ireland are Belfast, Derry, Bangor, Lisburn.

Interesting facts about the United Kingdom of England and Northern ireland:

•         At one time, the British Empire, the largestempirein world history, ruledone quarterof the world's populationand occupied about one quarterof the Earth's entirelandmass. (В какой-то период Британская империя, самая большая империя в мировой истории, правила одной четвертью населения планеты и занимала около одной четверти всей суши Земли.)

•         Great Britain has giventhe world severalsports, the most notableof themare football, rugby and polo. However, recentlythe British have been losingin these sportsto othercountries.(Великобритания подарила миру несколько видов спорта, наиболее примечательные из них — футбол, рэгбии поло. Однако в последнее время британцы проигрывают в этих видах спорта другим странам.)

•         WindsorCastle in the English countyof Berkshire is the world's oldestroyal residence, which is still used by the royal family. (Виндзорский замок в английском графстве Беркшир является старейшей в мире королевской резиденцией, которая до сих пор используется королевской семьёй.)

•         The UK is known for its rainy and cool weather, but it can be very hot in summer. (Великобритания известна своей дождливой и прохладной погодой, однако летом может быть очень жарко.)