Welcome to The

United Kingdom of
Great Britain
The term "Great Britain" is used to describe
the island that contains the three countries
England, Scotland, and Wales. When
Northern Ireland was added, the country
became known as the United Kingdom.
FAST FACTS
OFFICIAL NAME: United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
FORM OF GOVERNMENT: Constitutional
monarchy with parliamentary
government
CAPITAL: London
POPULATION: 65,105,246
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English
MONEY: Pound sterling
AREA: 93,635 square miles (242,514
square kilometers)
MAJOR RIVERS: Thames, Severn, Tyne
The flag of the UK is The Union Jack. It
includes the flags of England and Scotland
as well as the old flag of Ireland.
*England
The capital of England is
London
The flower
symbol of
England is
the red
rose
The London Eye The red
telephone box
 London’s London’s red
black cabs double decker
Tower Bridge at night
Houses of Parliament with Big Ben
*Scotland
The capital of Scotland is
Edinburg
Bagpipes
is the
national
musical
instru-
ment
The flower
symbol of
Scotland is
the
THISTLE
Scott
Monu-
ment
Inveraray Castle
*Wales
The capital of Wales is
Cardiff
 The
flower
symbol of
Wales is
the
daffodil
Cardiff Castle
*Northern
Ireland
The capital of Northern
Ireland is Belfast
 The
flower
symbol of
Northern
Ireland is
the
shamrock
Belfast Castle
Giants Causeway