The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Ирина Борисовна

the island of Great Britain. Each part has its capital:

the capital of England is London, Scotland has Edinburgh, Wales has Cardiff, and the main city of Northern Ireland is Belfast.

The capital of Great Britain is London; it is the cultural center of the country and is situated on the banks of the Thames. There are s lot of places of interest to visit. The Big Ben, the Tower Bridge over the river Thames, the International London Heathrow Airport, the Westminster Abbey, the National Gallery of Art and many others.

United Kingdom, known as the Union Jack, is made up

of three crosses. The upright red cross on a white background is the cross of the 1st George, the patron saint of England. The white diagonal cross on a blue background is the cross of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, The red diagonal cross on a white background is the cross of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland.
The Welsh flag, called the Welsh dragon, represents a red dragon on a white and green background.

of Wales

flag of Scotland, know as the St. Andrew’s cross, appeared

in the 13th century. When Yakov Scotlanskij ascended
to the throne in the 17th century, it was decided to combined the flag.
In the 18th century, Northern Ireland joined, this part of Great Britain is represented
on the common flag by the cross of St. Patrick.
As a result, the flag was born, which is now know all over the world.
Wales has its own flag. But it is not represented in the General banner. Wales was already part of England in the 12th century.

also say that they have three variants of weather: when

it rains in the morning, when it rains in the afternoon or when it rains all day long.

smog

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