nd, that means England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
The population of Britain is over 58 ml. 49 ml people live in England, 5 ml live in Scotland, about 3 ml in Wales and 1,5 ml in Northern Ireland. 7 ml people live in London, capital city.
The Prime Minister lives at 10 Downing Street near the House of Parliament. The Head of State is the Queen. The Queens head is on banknotes, stamps and coins. In London she lives in Buckingham Palace, a very popular place for tourists.
Other famous cities and towns are Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland, with its old castles, York with its cathedrals and narrow streets.
Stratford-upon-Avon is the birth place of William Shakespeare, Liverpool is once a very important port and the home of "Beatles", Cambridge and Oxford are both famous for their universities and famous for their bicycles. In both cities people travel around by bikes.
Towns and cities are important but the countrysides are important too. Over 75 of a land in Britain is a farmland. But not many people are famers, in fact only 2 of the working population.
Britain has also 10 national parks. They cover 9 of the land. All these parks have wonderful countrysides. The Lake District in the North West of England has beautiful hills and lakes. A lot of British people come here on holiday and foreign tourists. Over 24 ml foreign tourists come to Britain every year. They visit lots of places.
This is Stonehenge. What is it? Well, nobody really knows. Is it a temple, a clock, a calendar? In Wales the Snowdon National Park is very popular. And look, Welsh people dont speak English. About 20 of population speak Welsh too.
Britain is an island, but it isnt only one island. In fact, there are over 80.
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