Презентація "The United Kingdom of Grean Britain and Northen Ireland"

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

www.themegallery.com. Contents2 The state system4 The geographical position 31 Symbols33 The population

The geographical position The UK is a group of islands, located off the north-west coast of Europe, across the English Channel, Strait of Dover, and the North Sea. It is boarded with Ireland to west & France to south-east. It is washed by the Atlantic Ocean in the north-west, the North Sea in the east & by the English Channel in the south.

www.themegallery.com. The British Isles. The British Isles is the geographical name of the 2 large islands of Great Britain & Ireland and a lot of small islands around them. Ireland consists of Northern Ireland & the Republic of Ireland which is not part of the UKThe UK consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Cardiff, Edinburg, Belfast.

www.themegallery.com. The population. The Scottish 5.7 million people. The British59 million. The Irish1.8 million people3.1 million people. Other nations1.4 million people. The English47 million people. The Welsh

www.themegallery.com Religion9.1% other/unknown59.5% Christian4.4% Muslim1.3% Hindu25.7% nonreligious. Religious affiliation

www.themegallery.com. Symbols of the UK England. Wales. A yellow daffodil. Ireland. A shamrock. Scotland. A thistle. A red rose

www.themegallery.com. Flag of the UKUnion Jack or Union Flag. St Andrew’s Cross16th c. (Scotland)St George’s Cross 16th c.(England and Wales)King’s Colours of 1606 1707(Great Britain)Union Flag. Of 1801(United Kingdom)St Patric’s Cross(Ireland)

www.themegallery.com. The state system It is a constitutional monarchyand a parliamentary democracy The country’s head of state is the reigning king or queen. Elizabeth II (b.1926) has been the head of the country since 1952 Has 4 children: Prince Charles, Princess Anna, Prince Andrew & Prince Edward

www.themegallery.com. The Parliament650 elected regional Members of Parliament. The Parliament. Parliament is the legislative governing body of the UK.  The head of government is the prime minister, who is the leader of the majority political party in the House of Commons. The House of Lordsa mixture of appointed and hereditary peers. The House of Commons

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