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It's Europe's largest island and arguably its most influential country. In short, it's the wonderful union of England, Scotland and Wales ( collectively called Great Britain), the region of Northern Ireland and assorted smaller islands. For individual details...follow the links above.
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Quick Facts and Figures
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arrow Official Name United Kingdom of Great Britain
dot and Northern Ireland
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arrow Capital City London
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arrow Major Cities here
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arrow Bordering Countries here
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arrow Flag here
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arrow Climate Weather is moderated by prevailing southwest winds off the North Atlantic. Winters are mild and summers cool, with numerous overcast days. Rain is evenly divided throughout the year
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arrow Languages English, Welsh, and Scottish form of Gaelic
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arrow Latitude/Longitude 54° 00'N, 2° 00'W
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arrow Official Currency Pound Sterling
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arrow Religions Anglican, Catholic, others
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arrow Population 59,247,000
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arrow Land Area 241,600 sq km (93,282 sq miles)
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arrow Landforms The island is mostly rugged hills with low, granite mountains (Pennines run north to south) (Cambrian Mountains in Wales). Rolling plains and flatter land in east and southeast. The Severn and Thames are major rivers
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arrow Land Divisions (UK Administrative divisions) 47 counties, 7 metropolitan counties, 26 districts, 9 regions and 3 islands areas
(England) 39 counties and 7 metropolitan counties
(Scotland) 9 regions, 3 islands areas
(Wales) 9 counties
(Northern Ireland) 6 counties
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UK Dependent areas: (no longer called colonies) Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Jersey, Isle of Man, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena, South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, Turks and Caicos Islands
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arrow European Continent here
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arrow European Continent provided by University of Texas, here
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arrow United Kingdom Map, CIA version here
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arrow UK Regional land Division Map here
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arrow United Kingdom Outline Map here
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Suggested Links
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arrow United Kingdom web site here!
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arrow United Kingdom travel site here!
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arrow United Kingdom Information Page here!
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arrow Weather in London here!
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arrow Time and Date in London


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