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    The UK is made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It has a total area of 244,110 square km and a population of 57 million people. The capital of the UK is London. Each country has its own flag representing its patron saint - England has St. George's cross, Scotland has St. Andrew's cross, Wales has the red dragon, and Northern Ireland uses the Ulster banner representing the six counties of Northern Ireland. Each country also has its own national emblems - the red rose for England, the thistle for Scotland, the daffodil for Wales, and the shamrock for Ireland.

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    The UK is made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It has a total area of 244,110 square km and a population of 57 million people. The capital of the UK is London. Each country has its own flag representing its patron saint - England has St. George's cross, Scotland has St. Andrew's cross, Wales has the red dragon, and Northern Ireland uses the Ulster banner representing the six counties of Northern Ireland. Each country also has its own national emblems - the red rose for England, the thistle for Scotland, the daffodil for Wales, and the shamrock for Ireland.

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    The UK is made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It has a total area of 244,110 square km and a population of 57 million people. The capital of the UK is London. Each country has its own flag representing its patron saint - England has St. George's cross, Scotland has St. Andrew's cross, Wales has the red dragon, and Northern Ireland uses the Ulster banner representing the six counties of Northern Ireland. Each country also has its own national emblems - the red rose for England, the thistle for Scotland, the daffodil for Wales, and the shamrock for Ireland.

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    GREAT BRITAIN AND

    NORTHERN IRELAND
    THE NAME

     The UK of Great
    Britain and Northern
    Ireland is made up of
    England, Scotland,
    Wales and Northern
    Ireland.
     Area 244110 sq km
     Population 57 million
     Capital London
    THE BRITISH FLAG
     …known as the Union
    Jack, is a combination
    of three flags:the Saint
    Andrew`s cross, the
    Saint Patrick`s cross
    and the Saint George´s
    cross.
    THE NATHIONAL ANTHEM
     …is the oldest in the
    world, established in
    1745 and based on a
    song of the 17 th
    century.
    ENGLAND
     Area: 131000 sq km
     Population: 48 million
    people
     Capital: London
     Language: English
    THE ENGLISH FLAG
     The Saint George´s
    cross is the English
    flag.
     Saint George`s Day is
    celebrated on 23 April.
    THE EMBLEM OF ENGLAND
     The red rose became
    the emblem of
    England after the War
    of the Roses (1455-
    1485) which was the
    war of the dynasties
    for the English throne.
    WALES
     Area: 20761 sq km
     Population: 29
    million people
     Capital: Cardiff
     Language: English,
    Welsh
    THE WELSH FLAG
     …shows a dragon.
     Saint David is the
    patron saint of Wales.
     Saint David`s Day is
    celebrated on 1 March.
    THE EMBLEM OF WALES

     The daffodil is Welshmen`s


    national emblem.
    SCOTLAND
     Area: 78800 sq km
     Population: 5 million
    people
     Capital: Edinburgh
     Language:
    English,Gaelick
    THE SCOTTISH FLAG
     The Saint Andrew`s
    cross is the Scottish
    flag.
     Saint Andrew`s Day is
    celebrated on 30
    November.
    THE EMBLEM OF
    SCOTLAND
     The thistle, the
    national emblem of
    Scotland was
    chosen as such
    because it saved the
    country from the
    enemy.
    NORTHERN
    IRELAND
     Area: 14160 sq km
     Population: 1,6
    million people
     Capital: Belfast
     Language: Irish,
    English
    THE FLAG OF NORTHERN
    IRELAND
     Ulster is the name
    used today for six
    counties of Northern
    Ireland.
     The flag represents
    these six counties.
    THE EMBLEM OF IRELAND
     The shamrock, the
    emblem of the Irish is
    proudly worn on
    St.Patrick`s Day,
    March 17.
    Check yourself:
     How many parts are there in Great Britain?
     What are their capitals?
     What have you remembered most of all?

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