Презентация, доклад по английскому языку на тему The United Kingdom

known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain) is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign state—the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea.

a parliamentary system, with it’s seat of government in the capital city of London. It is a country in it’s own right and consists of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Arms of the United Kingdom

Coat of Arms of Northern Ireland Royal Banner of England

and it’s a leading global city, with strengths in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transport all contributing to its prominence. It is the world's largest financial centre alongside New York City and Tokyo and has the largest city in Europe, and the fifth in the world.

10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for Wales

Cardiff

in Scotland, and the eighth most populous in the United Kingdom. The City of Edinburgh Council is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas. The council area includes urban Edinburgh and a 30 square miles (78 km2) rural area. Located in the south-east of Scotland, Edinburgh lies on the east coast of the Central Belt, along the Firth of Forth, near the North Sea.

the 14th most populous city in the United Kingdom  and the second largest on the island of Ireland, and the seat of the devolved government and legislative Northern Ireland Assembly. The city forms part of the largest urban area in Northern Ireland, and the main settlement in the province of Ulster. The city of Belfast has a population of 267,500 and was granted city status in 1888.

Belfast