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8/6/2019 Presentation on Uk Flags

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THE UNITED KINGDOMTHE UNITED KINGDOMTHE UNITED KINGDOM


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The UnitedThe UnitedKingdomKingdom

ofofGreat BritainGreat Britainandand

NorthernNorthernIrelandIreland


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TERMINOLOGYTERMINOLOGYTERMINOLOGY


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The United Kingdom of Great

Britain and Northern Ireland

The official name for the nationinformally referred to as Britain, and it

is often abbreviated to "the UK".The term "United Kingdom" onlybecame the official title in 1801, whenthe Act of Ireland united Britain and

Ireland.


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Great Britain

The biggest of the British Isles,

containing most but not all of England,

Wales and Scotland. It also forms partof the official title of the UnitedKingdom, in which case it means thepolitical entities of England, Scotland,

Wales, including the offshore islandswhich belong to those countries.


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England

The biggest of the four countriesmaking up the United Kingdom, and

historically the most powerful.The main catch with the word and itsadjective, "English", is its use as asubstitute for "Britain". This gives

offence to most people from Wales,Scotland and Northern Ireland.


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British Isles

A geographical term referring to theislands off the north-west coast ofcontinental Europe, including theislands of Great Britain, Ireland, groupssuch as the outer and inner Hebrides,Shetlands and Orkneys, and countlessothers.

The southernmost islands are the

Channel Islands (though these are notuniversally regarded as belonging to thegroup), and the northernmost theShetlands.


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British

Is the formal designation of thenationality of citizens of the United

Kingdom, and of certain others.Unexceptionable when used to describethe English, Scottish or Welsh, but notto be used about those referring to

themselves as Irish.


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FACTS ABOUT THE UKFACTS ABOUT THE UKFACTS ABOUT THE UK


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Location:

Western Europe, islands including the

northern one-sixth of the island of

Ireland between the North AtlanticOcean and the North Sea, northwest ofFrance


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Geographic coordinates:

54 00 N, 2 00 W


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Area:

total: 244,820 sq km

water: 3,230 sq km (includes Rockalland Shetland Islands)land: 241,590 sq km


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Population:

89,778,034 (July 2010 est.)


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Ethnic Groups:

English 81.5%,

Scottish 9.6%,

Irish 2.4%,

Welsh 1.9%,

Ulster 1.8%,

West Indian, Indian, Pakistani, and other2.8%


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Languages:

English, Welsh (about 26% of the

population of Wales),

Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 inScotland)


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National holiday:

Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II,

celebrated on the

second Saturday in June


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FLAGSFLAGSFLAGS


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The flag of England

The cross of St George


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The flag of Scotland

The Saint Andrew cross


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The flag of Wales

Y Ddraig Goch (the red dragon)


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The Flag of Northern Ireland and

the United Kingdom

The Union Jack


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