1. The offical name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
2. The capital of the UK is London.
3. The main parts of the UK are England (its capital is London), Wales (Cardiff), Scotland (Edinburgh) and Northern Ireland (Belfast).
4. The UK includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland and many small islands.
5. The biggest islands are Great Britain and Ireland.
6. The area of the UK is about two hundred forty thousand square kilometres.
7. Great Britain is large (it's the largest island of the British Isles).
8. The main rivers of the UK are the Thames and the Severn.
9. The population of the UK is more than 65 million.
10. The UK is separated from the Continent by the English Channel.