Fact file of the UK

Offi cial name: The United

Kingdom of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland

Capital:London

Flag:Union Flag or Union

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 Location:  in north-
western Europe, off the
north-­w estern coast of
the European mainland
. 
Area total:244820
sqare km
 Population:
62262000
Languages:
Englinsh Welsh,
Scottisch form of
Gaelic
• N a t i o n a l A n t h e m : ' G o d S a ve t h e
Queen'

• N a t i o n a l H o l i d ay : n o n e , h o w e ve r,
t h e Q u e e n ' s o ffi c i a l b i r t h d a y i s a
celebrated public holiday on the
s e c o n d S a t u r d ay i n J u n e .

• N a t i o n a l Sy m b o l : L i o n ( n a t i o n a l
a n i m a l ) , U n i on J a c k ( n a t i on a l fl a g )
and the national colours: blue, white
and red
Legal system: common law
tradition with early Roman and
modern continental infl uences 

Chief of state: Queen Elizabeth the

second ,Heir Apparent Prince
Charles 

Head of the government: Prime

Minister (Alexander Boris de Pfeff el
Johnson)

Political parties:  Conservatives,La
bour,Scottish National Party,Liberal
Democrats,Northern Ireland
parties, etc.
Drinks: Tea is by far the most
famous drink among Brits. It is
estimated that they drink 165
million cups of tea every day.
The fun thing here is that in
the U.S. the tea’s consumption
is 20 times lower.

Beer is still Britain's favourite

alcoholic tipple.The
British Beer & Pub Association
(BBPA) has announced beer is
Britain's favourite alcoholic
drink, according to its new
research.
Traditional savor y foods : Shepherd’s Pie-
primarily made from minced lamb and potatoes.

                          Beef Wellington - a fi llet of

steak coated in patê and then rolled in pastry.

                          Fish and chips-Fresh fried  fi sh

and chopped potatoes  
Traditional desserts : Figgy pudding-is now made with brown sugar, currants, alcohol and
spices.

                               English trifl e-made with sponge cake, custard, jelly, whipped cream
and berries.

                   Victoria sponge -an English layer cake fi lled with fruit jam .
Touri st attracti ons:  Tower of London -Now
home to the British Crown Jewels, the
Tower of London ser ved as a prison from
1100 to the mid twentieth centur y. T he
castle was founded in the winter of 1066 as
par t of the Norman Conquest of England
and ser ved as a royal residence before it
became a prison.

                            Stonehenge -One of top

tourist attractions inEngland, Stonehenge   is
among the most impor tant prehistoric sites
in the world. It was produced by a culture
that lef t no written records so many aspects
of Stonehenge remain subject to debate.
Evidence indicate that the large stones were
erected around 2500 BC.  
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your attention!