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Isles, which are separated from the European continent by the North Sea, the Straits of Dover and the English Channel.
It consists of four parts - England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The population of the UK is over 62 million. Four out of five people live in towns.
The territory of the country is small but it has a wide variety of landscape and scenery. There are moors, rivers, lakes, mountains, hills and plains there.
Politically the UK is a monarchy: the head of state is the King or Queen. In practice the Sovereign reigns, but does not rule: Great Britain is governed by the Government. The present Sovereign is Queen Elizabeth II. The real ruler of the country is the Prime Minister representing the party in power.
The climate of the United Kingdom is mild. The mildness is an effect of the warm Gulf Stream. This current brings warm south-west winds that raise winter temperatures, lower summer temperatures and bring the cyclones with rains.
Winter temperatures are seldom below -10 C and summer temperatures rarely higher than 32 C. The sea winds also. Rains fall frequently turning to snow in winter. The western side of Britain is much wetter than the eastern.
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Read the next fragment of the text "Popular English Sports and Games" and find answers to the questions:
1. What is Londons population?
2. Into what parts is London divided?
3. Why is the City called the business centre of London?
London is the capital of Great Britain, its political, economic and commercial centre. It is one of the largest cities in the world and the largest city in Europe. Its population is about 8 million.
London is situated on the river of Thames. The city is very old. It ha
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