[caption id="attachment_98" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="London Eye"][/caption] There are currently sixty-six officially designated cities in the UK, fifty of which are in England. London, the capital of England and the UK, occupies over 620 square miles and is the most populous city in the European Union, with over 7 million residents.
[caption id="attachment_61" align="aligncenter" width="585" caption="Big Ben United Kingdom"][/caption] The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy which is located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. The United Kingdom is a unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea apart from Northern Ireland sharing its land border with the Republic of Ireland.
[caption id="attachment_88" align="aligncenter" width="650" caption="Sunset at a British coastal city"][/caption] England is in north-west Europe and is in the southern part of Great Britain. England is an island country and also part of the United Kingdom. England is only 35 km from France and is now linked by a tunnel under the English Channel. England is the largest country in the UK.
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England’s inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population. The capital of England is London, the largest urban area in Great Britain.
Scotland occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain, and shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea.
Wales has a population estimated at three million and is officially bilingual, with both Welsh and English having equal status.
Northern Ireland is composed of 26 districts, derived from the boroughs of Belfast and Londonderry and the counties of Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone. Together they are commonly called Ulster, though the territory does not include the entire ancient province of Ulster. It is slightly larger than Connecticut.
The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy which is located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. The United Kingdom is a unitary state consisting of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales. The UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea apart from Northern Ireland sharing its land border with the Republic of Ireland.