THE UNITED KINGDOM. The United Kingdom is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern IrelandThe United Kingdom is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is about 250,000 square kilometres in size and 1,000 kilometres from north to south. The UK is situated north-west of the European Continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea and it is separated from France by the English Channel. It has a population of 58,789,194, the third largest in the European Union. About a quarter of the population lives in England's prosperous southeast. London is the capital of UK as a whole. The capitals of its constituent countries are: · Belfast (Northern Ireland) · Cardiff (Wales) · Edinburgh (Scotland) · London (England) What is the United Kingdom's language? Though the UK does not have an official language, the predominant spoken language is English. Gaelic is also spoken in the west and north of Scotland and in Northern Ireland. Welsh is spoken by half a million people in Wales. The English language is spoken all over the world and has become the business language of the world. Worldwide, it's taught as a second language more than any other. What is the United Kingdom's political system? The UK is a constitutional monarchy, with Elisabeth II, Queen of UK, as head of state. It has a parlamentary government based on strong democratic traditions. What is the United Kingdom's flag? The Union Flag, popularly known as the Union Jack, symbolises the union of the countries of the UK.It is made of the individual flags of the countries in the kingdom.
On 12 April 1606, the National Flags of Scotland and England were united, making the first Union "Jack". However, the old flags of England and Scotland were used by their respective countries.
On 28th July, 1707, during the reign of Queen Anne, this flag was made the National flag of Great Britain.
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The National Flag of England
The National Flag of Scotland
When the red cross of England was put onto the flag of Scotland, a white border was added around the red cross for reasons of heraldry. (The rules of heraldry demanded that two colours must never touch each other)
