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OFFICIAL NAME: United Kingdom of
Great Britain and Northern Ireland
UNION FLAG
MAIN FACTS
COAT OF ARMS
UK’S MOTTO:
God and my right
ANTHEM:
GOD SAVE THE QUEEN
First published
version of the
anthem
GOVERNMENT: Parliamentary democracy
HEAD OF THE STATE: HM Queen Elizabeth II
PRIME MINISTER: Tony
Gordon
Blair
Brown
AREA:
250 000 km²
POPULATION:
60,587,300
CURRENCY
GPB (Great Britain pound)
CURRENCY
1
penny
2 pence
5 pence
10 pence
20 pence
50 pence
1 pound
2 pounds
£1: 100 pence
CURRENCY
DO YOU KNOW?
How many HRK is one pound?
The UK is made up of Great Britain (Scotland,
Wales, England) and Northern Ireland
NORTHERN
IRELAND
NORTHERN IRELAND
Population: 1,710,300
Area: 78,722 km²
Flag: Ulster Banner
BELFAST
CAPITAL
BELFAST
POPULATION: 579,554
ST. PATRICK’S DAY
MURALS
MURALS
MURALS
MURALS
MURALS
SCOTLAND
SCOTLAND
Population: about 5 million
Flag:
cross of St.
Andrew
Area:
78,722 km²
EDINBURGH
CAPITAL
EDINBURGH
POPULATION: 448,627
THE FRINGE
The world’s
largest arts
festival
SCOTLAND
The largest city is …
GLASGOW
For what is Scotland
famous?
Kilts
For what is Scotland
famous?
Medieval castles
Caerlaverock Castle
For what is Scotland
famous?
The Loch Ness lake
FAMOUS SCOTTISH
PEOPLE
Annie Lennox
Sean Connery
WHO ELSE?
WALES
WALES
FLAG: Red dragon on a green and white
field.
AREA:
20,779
km²
POPULATION: less than 3 million
DID YOU KNOW?
There is no part of
the flag that
symbolises Wales in
the British flag
CARDIFF
CAPITAL
OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English and Welsh
FAMOUS WELSH
PEOPLE
Tom Jones, Shirley Bassey, Catherine Zeta
Jones
DID YOU KNOW?
That the
national game
of Wales is
RUGBY?
ENGLAND
ENGLAND
POPULATION: almost 51 million
AREA:
130,395
km²
FLAG: Cross of St. George
LONDON
CAPITAL
7,5 million people
Major cities?
BIRMINGHAM
Major cities?
LEEDS
Major cities?
Liverpool
Major cities?
Manchester
Major cities?
Sheffield
FAMOUS ENGLISH PEOPLE
J. K. Rowling
Sacha Baron Cohen
FAMOUS ENGLISH PEOPLE
The Beckhams
The Beatles
FAMOUS ENGLISH PEOPLE
Rowan Atkinson
Orlando Bloom
What is England famous
for?
TEA
For what is England
famous for?
FOOTBALL
For what is England
famous for?
WIMBLEDON
For what is England
famous for?
FIRST PARLIAMENT IN THE
WORLD
For what is England
famous for?
PUBS
For what is England
famous for?
CLIMATE
For what is England
famous for?
SHAKESPEARE
For what is England
famous for?
THE ROYAL FAMILY
For what is England
famous for?
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
• From the age of 5 to the age of 11
SECONDARY SCHOOL
• From 11 to 16
HIGHER EDUCATION
• Universities and colleges
EDUCATION
• Instead of our 2, they
have 6 terms
• Students wear
uniforms
EDUCATION
• School lunch everyday
• School starts at 8:55 and ends at
3:15
SPORTS
CRICKET
SPORTS
• Football: the most popular sport in
England
SPORTS
• Lawn tennis: Wimbledon
AND FOR THE END…
'When people say England,
they Sometimes mean
Great Britain, sometimes
the United Kingdom,
sometimes the British Isles
- but never England.'
THE END
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
LISTENING!
MARIJA VUGRINOVIC,
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