TheUnited Kingdom of

Great Britain and Northern

Ireland,commonlyknownas
theUnited Kingdom(UK)
orBritain isasovereign
countryinwesternEurope
 Geography
TheUnited Kingdom(UK)isacountry
inwesternEurope.Itincludestheisland
ofGreatBritain(thenameofwhichisalso
looselyappliedtothewholecountry),the
north-easternpartoftheislandofIreland,
andmanysmallerislands.UKis
surroundedbytheAtlanticOceanwith
theNorthSeatoitseast.

Withanareaof242,500squarekilometerstheUKisthe78th-largest
sovereignstateintheworldandthe11th-largestinEurope.Itisalsothe21st-
mostpopulouscountry,withanestimated65.1millioninhabitants.Together,
thismakesitthefourthmostdenselypopulatedcountryinEurope.
the relief of
Great Britain
Englandhasalowlandterrain,withmountainsonly
innorth-west.ThetallestmountainintheUK(and
BritishIsles)isBenNevis.Thelongestriveristhe
RiverSevernwhichflowsfromWalesintoEngland.
ThelargestlakebysurfaceareaisLoughNeaghin
NorthernIreland,thoughScotland'sLochNesshas
thelargestvolume.

BenNevis, in Scotland, is the highest

point in the British Isles
Administrative
divisions
The United Kingdom (UK) has four
countries: England, Scotland, Wales and
Northern Ireland
 Politics
The United Kingdom is a unitary state
under a constitutional monarchy. Queen
Elisabeth II is the head of state of the UK.

The UK has also a parliamentary

government which meets in the Palace of
Westminster.
 Literature
The English playwright and poet William
Shakespeare is the greatest dramatist of all
time. He wrote tragedies like Hamlet,
Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth , considered
some of the finest works in the English
language
Music
Herearesome
famousbandsof
alltimesfromUK:

Music
 Sport
Many sports, like football, tennis, rugby,
golf, boxing and cricket , are original
from UK.
Education
Education in the United Kingdom is
an important matter, each country
having a separate education system.

About 38 percent of the United

Kingdom population has a university or
college degree, which is the highest
percentage in Europe, and among the
highest percentages in the world.
Science and
technology

Charles Robert
Darwin, was an English
naturalist and geologist,
best known for his
contributions to the
science of evolution.

He established that all

species of life have
descended over time from
common ancestors.
Science and
technology
Largest urban areas of the United Kingdom
Let's amuse ourselves a bit !

Kilt is an item of clothing specific

to the Scottish. It consists of a
skirt, but it is worn by men. It is
currently used only to big
occasions as they are weddings or
other traditional Scottish events.
Due to the heavy rains that fall in
Scotland, they say that these
skirts were used so as not to spoil
the edges of the pants.
 is an actor and British comedian who
Rowan Atkinson became famous by the character Mr. Bean

Ihopeyouenjoyedmypresentationabout
United Kingdom of Great Britain !
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