1. Geography of the United Kingdom

2. General UK is located at the north-western coast of Europe
Total area of nearly 242,000 square kilometres
(+ overseas territories with area of approximately 1,730,000 km2)
Between latitudes 49°N and 59°N, and longitudes 8°W and 2°E
Prime Meridian lies in the Greenwich Park in London
Occupies most of the British Isles archipelago
Only neighbor is the Republic of Ireland

3. Isles UK is made up of over 1,000 islands
Most of them located off the north and west coasts of Scotland
The biggest are Great Britain and Ireland
Others include the Lewis and Harris, Mainland or Skye

4. Lewis and Harris
Mainland
Ireland
Great Britain
Skye

5. Mountains and hills
Tees-Exe line roughly divides the UK into lowlands and uplands
Scotland is the most mountainous
Highest peak is the Ben Nevis with 1,344 meters, lies in the Grampian Mountains in Scotland
Second highest is the Snowdon with 1,085 meters in Wales
The lowest point is in the Fens, with 4 meters below sea level

6. Ben Nevis
Tees-Exe line
The Fens
Snowdon

7. Rivers and lakes All water drains to Atlantic Ocean
The longest river is the River Severn with 350 km
Second longest is the River Thames with 346 km
The largest lake is the Lough Neagh with 381 km2 (3.5 km3)
Loch Ness has the biggest water volume (7,5 km3)

8. Lough Neagh

11. Coastline Nearly 12,500 kilometres long
Peninsulas Fife, Llŷn or Pembrokeshire
Bays Bristol Channel, Cardigan Bay, Moray Firth or Solway Firth
Isles Great Britain, Ireland, Lewis and Harris, Skye,...
Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, North Sea, Atlantic Ocean
English Channel

12. Fife
Moray Firth
North Sea
Solway Firth
Atlantic Ocean
Llŷn
Irish Sea
Pembrokeshire
Celtic Sea
English Channel
Cardigan Bay
Bristol Channel

13. Political system of the UK

14. Political system UK is a constitutional monarchy
The Monarch is the head of state
The Prime Minister is the head of government
Executive power is exercised by Her Majesty’s Government
Legislative power by the Parliament of the UK, which divides into the House of Commons (lower house) and the House of Lords (upper house)
Judiciary is independent
The highest court is The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
One of a few countries to have uncodified constitution

15. Political parties Conservative Party (“Tories” in the 19th century)
Leader of the Conservative Party is Theresa May, who is also the Prime Minister of the UK
Labour Party
Liberal Democrats (“Whigs”)

16. Elizabeth II Born in 1926 in London (90 years old)
Queen of the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
On the throne for 64 years -> the longest reigning monarch in the history
Head of the Commonwealth of Nations (international organisation of states that used to be territories of the former British Empire)