1. Welcome to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland! Usually it is shortened to the United Kingdom or UK or Great Britain.

2. The country is an island state. It’s one of the world’s smallest countries – it’s twice smaller than France or Spain. However, there are only nine other countries with more people, and London is the world’s seventh biggest city.

3. The flag and official emblem

4. The capital is London

5. Most people in Britain are British, but in some British cities you can meet people of many different nationalities. Do you know that English is made up of Anglo- Saxon, French and Latin ? It is also includes a lot of words from Greek and other languages, even Russian.

6. The Queen Elizabeth 2 is the head of the country.