The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The UK lies off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands

243,610 square kilometres
78th-largest sovereign state in the world
11th-largest in Europe

The United Kingdom is the 22nd-most populous country
61.8 million people

The UK consists of four countries
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Wales
England

The capital of the United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland is London

Birmingham

Glasgow

Liverpool

Manchester and Leeds

Edinburgh and Sheffield

Belfast and Newcastle

Cardiff and Oxford

Ben Nevis (1,343 m)
Severn ( 354 km)
Lough Neagh (382 square km)