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Great Britain! United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland state on north-west Europe . The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and about five thousands small islands. Their total area is over 244 000 square kilometres The flag colour of the UK is white, red and blue. The story! By first of rimlun here has landed Gaius Julius Caesar but soon has left an island. It еhe successors have based here Roman settlements but subdue all territory could not and didn’t to try. From the end 13century to the English crown has passed of Wales. Centenary 1337-1453 with France has resulted in loss of possession English the kings on continent .The gain of Ireland by the Englishmen began in 12 century The national holiday - Birthday the queen (is celebrated not in true birthday it majesty and under the decision of government it is usual in one of Saturdays of first half of June). Language and population: About 80%- English, 15% is Scots, Irish; about 5% population immigrant on country community. The official language is English. In Britain you can meet people of many different nationalities. The official religion is catholic. UK is famous for: London is the capital of the United Kingdom, its economic, political and cultural centreThe population is 7,600,000 million people. Area is 1,706 sq km. The most famous of them are the Tower of London, where the crown jewels are kept, Westminster Abbey and St. Paul's Cathedral. Most visitors also want to see the Houses of Parliament, Buckingham Palace (the Queen's home with its Changing of the Guards) and the many magnificent museums. London famous sight is Trafalgar Square. On the column in the centre there is a statue of Admiral Nelson who defeated the French at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The Houses of Parliament is the seat of the British government. Big Ben is one of the most famous clocks in the world. Another many city in the UK : Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds, Manchester, Birmingham etc. Nature Wash is Atlantic ocean, North and Ireland seas , a strait La Manche. The UK have very beautiful a mountain, a lake. Smooth platform summit, in north preserve of glacial form relief. Climate moderation the oceanive , humid and of tender winter and cool summer. Economics For last 20 years in the English economy were carried spent the following transformations: the public sector is reduced, the tax rates from the physical and legal persons are reduced. Great Britain - seventh in the world the manufacturer in the world of machine tools. Great Britain - fourth in the world the manufacturer of medicines In tourism 7 % of the able-bodied population is engaged and the annual income exceeds 8milliard London largest tourist centre of the world. The significant part VVP is given by education at the world famous schools and universities. Monetary unit pound.