geography of uk vojtěch pospíšil 4a. the british isles
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General information• Name: United Kingdom of Great
Britain and Northern Ireland• Area: 94,060 sq mi = 243 610 km² • Population: 64 100 000 people• Languages: English, Cornish, Irish, Scotch,
Scottish Gaelic, Ulster-Irish, Welsh
• Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)• Time zone:GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Government: Unitary Parliamentary constitutional monarchy
Britania Union Jack
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7ujvOWWfpY
Anthem: God Save the Queen
Countries of the UK
• England: London• Scotland: Edinburgh• Wales: Cardiff• Northern Ireland: Belfast
Lakes in the UK
• Lough Neagh (Ireland): 381,74 km2
• Lower Lough Erne (Ir.): 105,08 km2
• Loch Lomond: 71,12 km2
• Loch Ness: 56,64 km2
• Upper Lough Erne (Ir.): 42,99 km2
Highlands in the UK
• Grampian Mountains (Ben Nevis 1343m)• North West Highlands• Cambrian Mountains• Southern Uplands