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Where is the UK?

The UK is situated on the British Isles , north-west of the European continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It has a total land area of 244,100 square kilometres, of which nearly 99% is land and the remainder inland water. From north to south it is about 1,000 kilometres long.

The official name of

the UK is the " United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".

THE BRITISH ISLES

Is Great Britain the same as the UK?

NO!

Great

Britain

Ireland

Great Britain

The UK

People in the UK are called British although they have different nationalities.

If you look at the full name of the UK,

you will see that the UK includes Great

Britain AND Northern Ireland.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain

and Northern Ireland

The Union Flag, popularly known as the Union Jack, symbolises the union of the countries of the UK. It is made up of the individual flags of three countries in the Kingdom .

John Bull is a fictional character.

He is a national personification of the UK.

Which countries?

ANTHEM:

God save our gracious Queen!

The capital of the UK

is London

LONDON

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Buckingham Palace

The Tower

Big Ben

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Trafalgar Square

Westminster Abbey

St Paul's Cathedral

Politics of the United Kingdom

The UK is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional Monarch as Head of State

Elizabeth II

Gordon Brown was appointed Prime Minister in June 2007

The Prime Minister of the UK

is the political leader of the United Kingdom and the Head of Her Majesty's Government .

The British Government

The Government is like the management

of the country. The job of the Government

is to run the country. It is made up of about

100 members of the political party which

wins the most seats at a general election.

Number 10 Downing Street is the residence and office of the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The headquarters of Her Majesty's Government .

The Cabinet Room

The British Parliament

While the job of Government is to run the

country, the job of Parliament is to check

Government is carrying out its role properly

and effectively. To do this, Parliament has

powers to limit the Government and prevent

it from becoming too powerful.

The Parliament works in Westminster Palace

The Parliament consists of two chambers known as the House of Lords and the House of Commons .

The House of Commons

House of Commons Chamber: Speaker's chair

646 elected

Members of Parliament

or MPs.

The Speaker in the House

of Commons

The House of Lords

Lord Chancellor

The House of Lords (approximately

7 43 unelected members, most of them

appointed for life)

The House of Lords: Lords mace on the Woolsack

What countries make up the UK?

Scotland

Capital: Edinburgh

Northern Ireland

Capital: Belfast

England

Capital: London

Wales

Capital: Cardiff

Short facts about the UK

LONDON Check Yourself!

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• Where is the UK situated
• What is the official name of the UK
• What are people called in the UK
• What is Great Britain
• Is Great Britain the same as the UK
• What is the capital of the UK
• What is the nickname of the British flag
• Is John Bull a real man
• Is the UK a republic or a monarchy
• Who runs the UK
• What is the British Parliament like
• Where does the Parliament work
• Who are MPs
• Who is the Prime Minister
• Where does he work and live
• What is the British Government like
• Where does the Government work
• What countries make up the UK
• What London landmarks do you know

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TOGETHER THEY ALL MAKE THE UK FLAG

St Andrew's cross Scotland's Flag

St Patrick's cross

Northern Ireland's old flag

St Georges cross

England's Flag

Why doesn't the Welsh dragon appear on the Union Flag?

The Welsh dragon does not appear on the flag because when the first Union Flag was created in 1606, Wales was already united with England from the 13th century.

The Union Jack is the only official flag of Northern Ireland. The well known red hand flag has not been used officially since 1973. Dean McGee , 27 January 2002

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.htm http://www.royal.gov.uk/Home.aspx

http://www.parliament.uk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her_Majesty%27s_Government