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British Life and Culture

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British life and culture - England, Scotland and Wales
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
 

Where is the UK?

The UK is situated north-west of the European continent between the Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea. It has a total land area of 244,100 square kilometres, of which nearly 99% is land and the remainder inland water. From north to south it is about 1,000 kilometres long.

UK Map

The UK part of Europe and is a member of the European Union (EU).

Click here to find out about the Geography of the UK

What is the official name of the UK?

The official name of the UK is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".

What countries make up the UK?

The name refers to the union of what were once four separate nations: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent. Only Northern Ireland is part of the UK now).

The United Kingdom is made up of:

England, Scotland and Wales together form Great Britain.

Great Britain and Northern Ireland together form the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" (UK)

What is the capital city of the UK?

The capital of the UK is London.

Interactive Map of the UK

Why is the whole of Ireland not in the UK?

Before 1922 the UK included Ireland in the definition, but when the Irish Free State ceased to be part of the Union the title changed to include 'Northern Ireland'.

When was the UK formed (made)?

The United Kingdom (UK) was formed in on January 1, 1801 and constitutes the greater part of the British Isles.

What are people called in the UK?

People in the UK are called British although they have different nationalities.

Find out more

Union flagThe Union Flag, popularly known as the Union Jack, symbolises the union of the countries of the UK. It is made up of the individual flags of three countries in the Kingdom. Read more

The Story of the Making of the United Kingdom

The present Union Flag (Union Jack) represented the political union of three kingdoms

  • England,
  • Scotland and
  • Ireland (now only Northern Ireland)

Read more...

The story of how the UK was formed can be told through the making of the Union Flag, the flag of the United Kingdom.

Visit our Making of the Union Flag pages

Other pages about the UK

Quick facts about the UK | Geography of the UK

England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland

British IslesBritish isles

England | Scotland | Wales
Britain |Great Britain | United Kingdom | British Isles

The British Isles

What are the British Isles?

Questions about Great Britain

What is Great Britain?
Is Britain the same as Great Britain?
Which countries are in Great Britain?

Questions about England

Why does England dominate the UK?

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Mandy is the creator of the Woodlands Resources section of the Woodlands Junior website. 
The two websites projectbritain.com and primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk are the new homes for the Woodlands Resources.

Mandy left Woodlands in 2003 to work in Kent schools as an ICT Consulatant. 
She now teaches computers at The Granville School and St. John's Primary School in Sevenoaks Kent.

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