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GREAT BRITAIN
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GREAT BRITAIN
Introduction
Geography
Climate
Britain’s government
Economy
Agriculture
Regions
Введение география климат Правительство Великобритании экономика сельское хозяйство районы
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Introduction
Britain comprises Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and Northern Ireland.
Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
It is often abbreviated to «UK».
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Great Britain is a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elisabeth II as Head of State.
The population of the UK is almost 58 million.
The area is 242 thousand square kilometers.
The capital is London with 6.75 million people.
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GEOGRAPHY
The British Isles are separated from the continent by the North Sea and the English Channel.
The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the Irish Sea.
In Great Britain you can find mountains, plains and valleys. Ben Nevis in Scotland is the highest mountain, but only 1343 meters high.
There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain, but they are not very long. The Severn is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one.
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CLIMATE
Britain has a temperate, humid climate. Its characteristic
features are mild winters,
not very hot summers,
rain all the year round and
frequent changes of the
weather.
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BRITAIN’S GOVERNMENT
The UK is a constitutional
monarchy. In law, the
Head of State is the
Queen. In practice, the
Queen reigns, but does not
rule. The country is ruled
By the elected government
with the Prime Minister at
the head. The British
Parliament consists of two
Chambers: the House of
Lords and the House of
Commons.
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ECONOMY
The UK is a highly
developed industrial
country. It is known as one
of the world’s largest
producers and exporters of
machinery, electronics,
textile, aircraft. One of the
chief industries of the
country is shipbuilding.
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AGRICULTURE
Farming is based on livestock breeding and poultry farming.
More than half of the farms grow dairy and beef cattle and sheep.
Pigs and poultry are next in importance. The main crops are
wheat, barley and oats. Potato and vegetable growing are also
very important.
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REGIONS
Great Britain consists of England, Scotland,
Wales and Northern Ireland.
England is the most important region in the
country. London is Britain’s and England’s
capital and main communication
centre, one of the world’s
important financial centers,
one of the world’s three
largest cities (with Tokyo
and New York) and one of
the largest ports. London is the
main centre in Britain of
printing, cinema film production,
food and drink.
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Scotland is the part of the United Kingdom and is governed from London.
Comprising an area of 30,000
square miles. Scotland has
a population of just over 5
million people of whom one
third live in the cities of
Edinburgh, Glasgow,
Aberdeen and Dundee.
All the inhabitants speak English
although about
100,000 still speak Scottish
Gaelic. Edinburgh has long
been recognized as the capital
of Scotland, in spite of
being second in size to
Glasgow.
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Wales is a small country, bounded on the north and west by the Irish Sea, and on the south by the Bristol Channel.
Its main industries are coal
mining, iron, steel, and
engineering. About two
thirds of the population live
in the South Wales coastal
area, where the three biggest
towns are located: Swansea,
Cardiff and Newport.
Cardiff is the capital of
Wales.
It has a modern shopping
centre.
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Northern Ireland is the second largest of the British Islands
lying in the Atlantic off the west coast of Great Britain.
The island of Ireland is politically
divided into two parts: Northern
Ireland (Ulster), which forms part
of the united Kingdom of Great
Britain, capital Belfast, and the
Republic of Ireland – a separate
state named Eire in Irish; its
capital is Dublin.
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