The official name of Great Britain is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The UK is situated on the British Isles.
It consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244,000 square kilometres. The population of the United Kingdom is more than 57 million people.
London is the capital of the UK.
The surface of Great Britain varies greatly. The northern and western parts of the country is mountainous and is called the Highlands.
There are no long rivers. The most important of them are the Severn, the Thames, the Trent . There are many beautiful lakes in the mountainous parts of the country.
The climate of the British Isles is milder than that of the Continent because the mountains, the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the climate of Great Britain.
Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country.