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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland-the island state in the northwest of Europe. Great Britain — one of the largest states of Europe, the nuclear power, the permanent member of the UN Security Council
The capital — the city of London, one of the largest cities of Europe and the major world financial and economic center.
State language — English

The state settles down on the British Isles washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, and the southeast coast settles down in only 35 km from the northern coast of France which are divided by English Channel.
The area of Great Britain makes 243 809 km ², the land makes 240 579 km ², internal waters — 3 230 km ².

Symbols of Great Britain
The rose was adopted as England's emblem around the time of the War of the roses - civil wars (1455 - 1485) between the royal house of Lancaster King Richard II and the Yorkists

Great Britain has the parliamentary government based on Westminster system which also use worldwide — heritage of former glory of the British Empire. The parliament of Great Britain sitting at the Westminster palace, has two chambers: the elective House of Commons and appointed Chamber of lords. Any accepted document demands the Royal sanction to become the law. The parliament is the main legislative institute of Great Britain as the delegated parliament of Scotland, and also assemblies of Northern Ireland and Wales aren't sovereign bodies and, theoretically, British parliament can abolish them.

Unusual places in Great Britain
To hunt on ghosts where still, if not in Scotland? Ancient castles, prisons, at home, cemeteries...
To visit the real farm with shepherd's dogs. Bordersky collies, shaggy spotty clever men, for days on end work at a farm, but wishing and to address to tourists. In the same place, by the way, at desire it is possible even to feed from a bottle of newborn lambs.
Unforgettable impressions - flight over suburbs of Edinburgh, hills of Pentlands or picturesque lakes in Pertshira. In a basket only six places so to armor better in advance!

There are many places of interest in London:
Big Ben, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Parks, Trafalgar Square.