Countries

The following countries make up the British Isles

United Kingdom Republic of Ireland

The United Kingdom

The United Kingdom

Size of Oregon Made up of four regions
NORTHERN IRELAND ENGLAND WALES SCOTLAND

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United Kingdom (Economy)

Major industrial and trading country Manufactured goods and machinery are the leading exports Service industries such as banking, insurance, communications, and health care employ most of the countrys people Although farming is efficient, the UK must import about one-third of its food (lack of farmland)

Government of the UK
Parliamentary Democracy voters elect representatives to a lawmaking body called Parliament House of Commons/House of Lords House of Commons chooses leader (Prime Minister) House of Lords has very little power

Government of the UK
Constitutional Monarchy Queen or King is the official head of state Represents the country, has very little power.

Royal Family

Royal Wedding

Royal Wedding Fun Facts

Estimated 2 billion people in 180 countries watched the wedding live on television Facebook calculated 2.8 million people in Britain and America wrote status updates within 24 hours of the wedding Hours prior to the wedding, twitter users were posting 237 tweets a second 1900 people were invited to the wedding

Kates Transportation
Arrived to the wedding in a Rolls Royce Phantom VI

Wedding Location
Westminster Abbey Very large church

COST (BLING BLING!!)

$32 Million for security $64,000 for cleanup $11,000 for Kates wedding ring $600,000 for wedding reception $80,000 wedding cakes $434,000 for wedding dress $800,000 for flowers

DISCUSSION
Do you think the American People would pay for the President to have this type of a party?

People and Culture of UK

60 million people 90% of people live in cities and towns 7 million in London People get around on double decker buses or by using the subway, which they call the tube

The Republic of Ireland

Called the Emerald Isle Lush green meadows, Treecovered hills

Economy
Potatoes, barley, wheat, sugar beets, and turnips are major crops Joined the European Union to market products more widely Manufacturing employs more people than farming and contributes more to the countrys economy

Northern Ireland Conflict

Southern, mostly Catholic, counties of Ireland won independence from Britain in 1921 North, mostly Protestants, remained part of the UK South wants the entire island to be united, the North prefers to be a part of the UK Lots of killing and fighting, signed a peace agreement but disputes still erupt