Великобританія та її визначні міста
Common Information About a CountryThe official and full name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. But it is usually known by a shorter name – "The United Kingdom". The "United Kingdom" consists of , , and . Their total area is over 244, 000 square km. The capital of is . The population of country is over 59 million. The are the home of four nations: English – 81. 5 %, Scottish – 9.6 %, Welsh – 1.9 % and Irish – 2.4 %. The population is divided into two groups: 47% - the Anglycane, 16% - the Catholics.The state is situated on the north-west of . Consists of island , on which is located , , and parts of the island , which is occupied by . The island and islands are dominions of the , but are not his member. is separated from the continent by the . The country is washed by the waters of the . is separated from and by the North Sea, and from – by the .The state language is English. The consists of four history regions (, , , ), which are divided in the administrative relation on the numerous counties.There are 39 counties in , 6 metropolytenskyh counties and the special administrative unit is Large London (an administrative center – ). There are 8 counties in (administrative center – ). There are 12 regions and 186 islands in (an administrative center is ). There are 26 districts In North Ireland (an administrative center is ). The island and islands have the special status.The large cities of are , , Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool, , , .The form of the rule is Limited monarchy. The Queens is officially head of all the branches of government, but she has little direct power in the country. The constitution has three branches: Parliament, the government and the courts. Parliament has two parts: the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The Prime Minister, or leader of the Government, is usually the leader of the political party. The Prime Minister chooses a committee of ministers called the Cabinet.The is named the country of fogs and rains. It is washed by seas from all sides. That’s why the climate of is very specific. It is changes depending on a region. In the climate is soft and moist. is the most cold region of . The climate of and is soft and moist too.The vegetation of is coniferous and leafy forests. In forests is more widespread oak, birch, ash, pine-tree.In the dwell deers, foxes, rabbits, badgers, hares, roe deers, martens, wild cats. A salmon, trout of crack, herring, haddock is led in rivers and lakes. Partridges, wild-ducks, pigeons prevail in .The main riv...
