United Kingdom

Guide to UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED KINGDOM which official name is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or United Kingdom, is a country from Europe located at the Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France. UNITED KINGDOM with 360 km sq km, limits with: Ireland 360 km; and is divided in 47 boroughs . UNITED KINGDOM's capital is London which is the most populated city with about 7,421,228 inhabitants.

History of UNITED KINGDOM

UNITED KINGDOM's government is constitutional monarchy; a Constitutional monarchy with a Ceremonial government type, with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state and Prime Minister Gordon Brown as head of government.

Other symbols of UNITED KINGDOM are British motto " Dieu et mon droit (French, God and my right, Royal motto) British anthem "God Save the Queen British flag.British flag is composed by blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland); properly known as the Union Flag, but commonly called the Union Jack; the design and colors (especially the Blue Ensign) have been the basis for a number of other flags including other Commonwealth countries and their constituent states or provinces, and British overseas territories .

UNITED KINGDOM's history is quite long: As the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the earth's surface. The first half of the 20th century saw the UK's strength seriously depleted in two World Wars and the Irish republic withdraw from the union. The second half witnessed the dismantling of the Empire and the UK rebuilding itself into a modern and prosperous European nation. As one of five permanent members of the UN Security Council, a founding member of NATO, and of the Commonwealth, the UK pursues a global approach to foreign policy; it currently is weighing the degree of its integration with continental Europe. A member of the EU, it chose to remain outside the Economic and Monetary Union for the time being. Constitutional reform is also a significant issue in the UK. The Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales, and the Northern Ireland Assembly were established in 1999, but the latter was suspended until May 2007 due to wrangling over the peace process.

UNITED KINGDOMs geography

Guide to travel to UNITED KINGDOM

If you are thinking on traveling to UNITED KINGDOM, you will have to take in consideration some points like UNITED KINGDOM's currency, UNITED KINGDOM's weather, UNITED KINGDOM's national holiday and UNITED KINGDOM's transports.

The first thing you need to know for your travels abroad is country's currency. UNITED KINGDOM`s currency is called pound ( £), which is divided in 100 pence. For your consideration, pound's exchange rate is about St. Mary's Cathedral, in Huesca per dolar.0.5011963325.

UNITED KINGDOM's weather is characterized to be temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast. So be sure of choosing the proper date to travel to UNITED KINGDOM.

You can also consider to visit UNITED KINGDOM on it's national holiday to get in UNITED KINGDOM's culture. If you do so, UNITED KINGDOM's national holiday is called the UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday.

Also, if you like natural wonders, don't forget to visit the highest point of UNITED KINGDOM: Ben Nevis 1,343 m. And try also to get to UNITED KINGDOM's lowest point: The Fens -4 mBut if you prefer the city, you must visit UNITED KINGDOM's tallest structure: ( ).

Don't be afraid to take a flight to UNITED KINGDOM, with more than 471 airports and 22 airlines, you will get to UNITED KINGDOM without problems. Once there, you can choose the transport type that better fits your needs. UNITED KINGDOM has about16,567 of railways, and also3,200 of roadways, so is a good place for a car trip.

British Culture

UNITED KINGDOM is known by Britishs as UNITED KINGDOM in the shortened way. British, about 60,776,238 people, are composed by different ethnics: white (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census). And they also have different languages: Welsh, English.

Another relevant point nowadays it's UNITED KINGDOM's religion. Britishs are divided in Christian (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Methodist) 71.6%, Muslim 2.7%, Hindu 1%, other 1.6%, unspecified or none 23.1% (2001 census).

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