1. Global Village

2. The United States of America (USA)

3. The Stars and Stripes The American flag is known as THE STARS AND STRIPES. It consists of 50 stars which represent the 50 states. 13 red and white horizontal stripes (7 – red and 6 – white) stand for the original 13 States that were united in 1776. The first flag was called The Grand Union Flag. It combined the flag of Great Britain with 13 stripes. It showed that these first 13 states were British colonies. After the War of Independence, all 13 states became free and the flag changed. The British flag in the corner was replaced by stars. Every time a new state entered the Union, a star was added. So now today’s flag shows the 13 stripes for the original number of states in 1776 plus 50 stars which represent today’s total.

4. Russia

5. Imperial Flag The Russian flag sometimes called the IMPERIAL FLAG. It consists of 3 equal stripes of white, blue and red. The first flag of this design appeared more than 300 years ago. Peter the Great adapted the flag from the National flag of the Netherlands. Later a black two-headed eagle on a golden background was adopted to the flag of Russia. The flag existed until the revolution in 1917. In the nineties, with the democratic changes, the three –colour flag was restored again. On 21 August 1991, the flag officially adopted by the Russian President and the Russian Parliament. In Russia the colours of the current flag symbolise: White – frankness and generosity; Blue – hohesty and wisdom; Red – courage and love

6. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

7. The Union Jack The Flag of the United Kingdom is called the Union Flag of THE UNION JACK. In 1605, King James 1 of England ( or Jack for short) united England and Scotland. Then in 1801, here was the union with Ireland. Now the flag combines the emblems of the three countries ( England, Scotland and Northern Ireland) united under the monarch. Wales is not represented in the flag because at the time he flag appeared in 1606, Wales was already united with England. The Union Jack is a combination of the crosses of three patron saints of the country: - the red cross of Saint GEORGE for England on a white background; -the white diagonal cross of Saint ANDREW for Scotland on a blue background; -the red diagonal cross of Saint PATRICK for Ireland on a white background.

8. The United States of America (USA) The United States of America (USA), commonly referred to as the United States (US), America, or simply the States, is a federal republic consisting of 50 statesfederal republicstates and a federal district.federal district

9. Russia Russia /ˈrʌʃə/ or /ˈrʊʃə//ˈrʌʃə/ ˈrʊʃə/, also officially known as the Russian Federation [ is a country situated in northern Eurasia. Eurasia It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects.federalsemi-presidentialfederal subjects

10. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain (/ˈbrɪ.tən/), is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe./ˈbrɪ.tən/sovereign statecontinental Europe The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Great BritainIreland Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another state: the Republic of Ireland.Northern Irelandland borderRepublic of Ireland Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea in the east, the English Channel in the south and the Irish Sea in the west.Atlantic OceanNorth Sea English Channel Irish Sea

11. Washington, D.C Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States.capitalUnited States The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of a capital district located along the Potomac River on the country's East Coast.Residence Actcapital districtPotomac RiverEast Coast

12. Moscow Moscow (/ˈmɒskaʊ/ or /ˈmɒskoʊ/;/ˈmɒskaʊ/ ˈmɒskoʊ/ is the capital city and the most populous federal subject of Russia.capital cityfederal subjectRussia The city is a major political, economic, cultural and scientific center in Russia and in Eurasia According to Forbes 2013, Moscow has the largest community of billionaires in the world.Forbes 2013 Moscow is the northernmost megacity on Earth,megacityEarth the most populous city in Europe,Europe and the 5th largest city proper in the worldthe 5th largest city proper in the world It is the largest city in Russia, with a population, according to the 2010 of 11,503,501. By its territorial expansion on July 1, 2012 southwest into the Moscow Oblast, the capital increased its area 2.5 times; from about 1,000 square kilometers up to 2,511 square kilometers, and gained an additional population of 233,000 people.Moscow Oblast Moscow is situated on the Moskva River in the Central Federal District of European Russia.Moskva RiverCentral Federal DistrictEuropean Russia

13. Northern Ireland England Northern Ireland – is a part of the United Kingdom in the north-east of the island of Ireland.partUnited KingdomIreland Belfast England (ɪŋɡlənd/) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west.ɪŋɡlənd/countrypart of United Kingdom ScotlandWales London

14. Wales Scotland Wales ( i /ˈweɪlz/; is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. i /ˈweɪlz/countrypart ofUnited KingdomGreat BritainborderedEnglandAtlantic OceanIrish Sea Cardiff Scotland (/ˈskɒt.lənd/; ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom./ˈskɒt.lənd/United Kingdom Edinburgh

15. Area England - 130,395 km Northern Ireland -13,843 km Wales – 20,779 km Scotland – 78,387 km USA – 9,826,675 km Russia - 17,098,242 km

16. Population England - 53,012,456 Northern Ireland - 1,810,863 Wales – 3,063,456 Scotland - 5,313,600 USA - 317,453,000 Russia - 143,600,00

17. Lough Neagh Largest lake in the UK - Lough Neagh, 392 km² Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, /ˌlɒx ˈneɪ/ is a freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. It is the largest lake in Northern Ireland, supplying 40% of its water; the biggest on the island of Ireland, the biggest by area in the United Kingdom, and the biggest by area in the British Isl es/ˌlɒxˈneɪ/freshwaterBritish Isl es

18. Lake Superior Lake Superior (French: Lac Supérieur) is the largest of the Great Lakes of North America. 83,270 kmFrenchGreat Lakes North America It is the world's third-largest freshwater lake by volume and the largest by volume in North America.third-largest freshwater lake by volume

19. Lake Baikal Lake Baikal ( Mongolian: Байгал нуур,, meaning "nature lake“)Mongolian is a rift lake in the south of the Russian region of Siberia.rift lakeRussianSiberia 31,5 square km

20. Mount McKinley Mount McKinley (redirect from Highest mountain in North America)is the highest mountain peak in North America, with a summit elevation of 20,237 feet (6,168 m) above sea level.Highest mountain in North AmericahighestmountainNorth Americaelevationsea level

21. Ben Nevis Ben Nevis (redirect from Highest point in Scotland)Highest point in Scotland is the highest mountain in the British Isles.

22. Mount Elbrus Mount Elbrus (redirect from Highest mountain in EuropeHighest mountain in Europe Elbrus is also the highest mountain in all of Europe,in all of Europe 5,642 m

23. Lena river Lena river - It is the largest among the rivers whose watershed is entirely within the Russian territorial boundaries.Russian 4,472 km

24. Missouri River The Missouri River is the longest river in North America Length (3,767 km)

25. The Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the chief river of the largest drainage system in North Americadrainage system 3,734 km

26. The River Severn Wales/EnglandWalesEngland The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren, Latin: Sabrina) is the longest river in the United Kingdom, at about 354 kilometresWelshHafrenLatinSabrina