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Geography Flags Uk - Kopie-0
The United Kingdom of Britain and Northern Ireland commonly known as The United Kingdom or
UK.
Geography.
The UK is located in the Atlantic Ocean with the North Sea in the East, the English Channel in the
South and the Irish Sea in the West. It is located Northwest of The Netherlands. The country includes
England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and many smaller islands such as e.g. The Isle of Man,
Orkney and The Channel Islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK to share a land border
with another country: The Republic of Ireland. The UK is about 13 x bigger than The Netherlands, and
has about 66 million inhabitants.
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The English and Scottish flag are as shown in figure 3. The flag of Northern Ireland looks different to
Saint Patricks cross. (Figure 4) The separation of Northern Ireland from The republic of Ireland is still
a very sensitive issue.
Figure 4
The flag of Wales, however, looks completely different. (Figure 5) and consists out of a red dragon on
a green and white field. 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.
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Ireland, like Scotland, has two languages: English and Gaelic. Gaelic is an old Celtic language and
sounds completely different. All signs in Ireland are written in both languages. The three most famous
symbols of Ireland are the green shamrock, the harp, and the Celtic cross. The shamrock symbolises
luck and the holy trinity. (Father, Son, Holy Spirit.) The importance of the harp comes from one sad
moment in Irish history were invaders made it illegal to own an Irish harp and set out to burn every
harp in Ireland in an attempt to kill the "Irish spirit". The Celtic Cross symbolises sacrifice and
eternity.
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