Great Britain
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles.
The British Isles consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and above five thousand small islands.
Their total area is over 315 000 square kilometers.
The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Their capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast respectively.
There are a lot of rivers in GB, but they are not very long.
The Severn is the longest river, while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one.
The UK is one of the world’s smallest countries.
The population of the country is over 87 million and about 80% of it is urban.
The UK is highly developed industrial country.