Wednesday 30 September 2009

Contemporary British

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands.Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with 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. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.
look at the map you will find the location described above.
Spread over a total geographical land area of 244,044 sq. km, Britain encompasses a population of 60,441,000 as per the census data of 2005. The physical map of Britain provides detailed information on the accurate geographical position, climatic condition and natural divisions of the country. Apart from the important cities, the Britain map further points out the major places of tourist interests of the country. Popularly known as Great Britain, the country has a strong economic base. Great Britain adheres to a constitutional monarchial form of government, where the King or Queen is the ceremonial Head of the country. The real sovereign power lies with the elected members of the House of Commons and House of Lords.
If you want to know more about the UK's information, this website can help to you:

2 comments:

  1. Hi Yo Yo,

    The information you post on your blog should be in your own words, for example you should have written something about the work we did in class about the Britain quiz, or something new or interesting you have learned
    about the topic.

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