The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The British Isles are formed by the two major islands of Great Britain and Ireland and more than 5 000 small islands. The official name of England, Scotland and Wale together with Northern Ireland is “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. The UK is surrounded by the North Sea, Irish Sea, and Atlantic Ocean and on the south there is the La Manche Channel that divides England and France.
The most important British islands are the Isle of Man, than there is the Shetland, the Hebrides, and the Orkneys.
Its area is about 244 755 square miles.
The population of the UK is more than 60 million, taking into account emigration and immigration. Most inhabitants live in urban areas and about 7 million live in London. The density of population of UK is one of the highest in the world - 232 people to square kilometer.
Unemployment is low (4.8%). On the negative side, 17% of the population is living below the poverty line.
We can find there the following ethnic groups: English, Scottish, Irish, Welsh, Ulster, Indian, Pakistan and others.
The official language is English, but in some areas people speak Welsh or Gaelic. The currency in this state is pound sterling.
English people keep driving in left; they use their original currency and use old measuring units such as pints, miles, yards, pounds, feet etc.
The British are mostly protestant. It was Henry VIII who split UK from the Roman Catholic Church and in 1543 established the Church of England.
British are conservative and like traditions. They are famous for their sense of humour.
For Scottish is typical wearing national dresses kilt and bagpipes. They are very mean and drink whiskey. The Irish hate English.
The British like spending their leisure time with the family, pets in their houses. They say: "My house my castle." They have good table manners.