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UNITED KINGDOM
The official name of the UK is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
UNITED KINGDOM
The national flag of the United Kingdom is the Union Jack, also known as the Union Flag. The design of the Union Jack dates back to the Act of Union 1801, which united the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Union Jack
in 2022 the estimate is 66M
Population
The monetary system in the UK is the pound sterling.
Monetary system
The physical geography of the UK varies greatly. England consists of mostly lowland terrain, with upland or mountainous terrain only found north-west of the Tees–Exe line. The upland areas include the Lake District, the Pennines, North York Moors, Exmoor and Dartmoor.
Physical geography
A daffodil is the Welsh national flower.
Wales national flower
A thistle is the Scottish national flower.
Scotland national flower
A rose is the English national flower.
England national flower
A shamrock is the Northern Irish national flower.
Northern Ireland National Flower
The capital city of England is London
London
9,648,000 people live in london (2023)
England population
Charles III is the actual king of UK
Charles III
Clarence House, previously the residence of the Queen Mother, was Charles's official London residence from 2003, after being renovated at a cost of £4.5 million.
King Residence
The Elizabeth Tower is the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster in London, England. It contains the Great Clock, a striking clock with five bells. The tower is nicknamed "Big Ben", a name which was originally applied only to the largest bell of the clock. The tower was officially called the Clock Tower until 2012, when it was renamed to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.
Big Ben
Tower Bridge is a Grade I listed combined bascule and suspension bridge in London, built between 1886 and 1894, designed by Horace Jones and engineered by John Wolfe Barry with the help of Henry Marc Brunel. It crosses the River Thames close to the Tower of London and is one of five London bridges owned and maintained by the Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust founded in 1282.
Tower Bridge
-The Great Fire – 1667A fire in a bakery in 1667 led to the destruction of 436 acres of the City of London, including 13,200 and 87 churches. In the aftermath, Parliament and the city government started a large reconstruction project with many new buildings designed by Sir Christopher Wren, such as St. Paul’s Cathedral. The government also instituted several building code changes to prevent another fire and widened city streets. past Olympics.
Historical events-The Great Fire of London
The London Underground (also known simply as the Underground or by its nickname the Tube) is a rapid transit system serving Greater London and some parts of the adjacent home counties of Buckinghamshire, Essex and Hertfordshire in EnglandThe Underground has its origins in the Metropolitan Railway, opening on 10 January 1863 as the world's first underground passenger railway It is now part of the Circle, District, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines. The first line to operate underground electric traction trains, the City & South London Railway in 1890, is now part of the Northern line.
London subway
In London, a diverse array of athletics stretching from football to tennis have further granted its city the spotlight throughout the world. London has hosted the Olympic Games in 1908, 1948, and most recently in 2012, making it the most frequently chosen city in modern Olympic history. Other popular sports in London include cricket, rowing, rugby, basketball, and most recently American Football.
Sport in London
The capital city of Wales is Cardiff
Cardiff
485,000 People live in Cardiff (2022)
Cardiff population
Cardiff Castle is a large castle whose foundations are based on a Roman fort. In the 19th century it was one of the homes of the Marquis of Bute. The Norman fort in the centre, the Welsh regiment museum and the excavated Roman ruins are open, and tours of Bute House are offered. The Bute Castle part is quite amazing. The entire interior was done at the beginning of the 20th century in a very idiosyncratic and interesting style.
Cardiff Castle
Cardiff-born Ken Follett is a writer of thrillers and historical novels. One of his most famous books is The Pillars of the Earth.
Ken Follett, writer
The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh.
Edinburgh
On 30 June 2021, the population of City of Edinburgh was 526,470
Edinburgh population
Circular stone building that pays tribute to Scotland's most iconic poet and lyricist, Robert Burns.
Burns Monument
inventor, scientist and engineer who is credited with patenting the first practical telephone. He also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company in 1885
Alexander Graham Bell
The capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast.
Belfast
On 2022, the population of City of Belfast was 639,000
Belfast Population
Clock tower built in the 1860s in tribute to Prince Albert which houses a statue of him.
Albert Memorial Clock Tower
Mary Ann McCracken was a social activist and campaigner in Belfast, Ireland, whose extensive correspondence is cited as an important chronicle of her times. Mary Ann McCracken was 57 years old when the Ladies’ Committee was formed in 1827. The first matter they considered was a method to instruct the girls of the Poor House in crafts that would provide a livelihood for them. Mary Ann McCracken was buried in the McCracken family plot in Clifton Street Cemetery.
Mary Ann McCracken
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