Interesting facts about the UK
Those who are going to the UK, are studying English, are interested in this country, or communicate with residents of Albion, it will be useful to learn a few facts about the United Kingdom.
– English was not always official in the UK. For about 300 years, residents of the British Isles spoke French.
– About a quarter of London residents were born outside the UK.
– More than 300 thousand John Smiths live in England.
– The UK consists of four administrative and political parts: Northern Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales.
Interesting facts about the UK
– Britain is ruled by a queen and parliament, but in every part of the Kingdom, local government is involved in transport, health, environment, culture and education, and it controls domestic policy.
– Great Britain is a country with special business conditions for foreign companies. Therefore, this country is ready for the introduction of foreign capital into it. The preparation of documentation for doing business abroad is carried out by specialized companies.
– In England, such sports as rugby and polo were born.
– Windsor Castle is considered to be the largest royal residence in the world.
– The birthplace of the subway – London.
– For 30% of British people, English is a non-native language. In Wales they speak Welsh, in Ireland they speak Irish and Ulster-Scottish, and in Scotland they speak Scottish English and Gaelic.
– Faced with the inhabitants of Ireland, Wales or Scotland, in no case should not call them British or British, because it will offend them greatly.
– Known to all Stonehenge dates back to about 3000 BC. The stone complex is located on the Salisbury Plain.
– Most believe that Big Ben is a clock of the Palace of Westminster. But it is not. Big Ben is a large bell located there.
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– London is an ancient city. The Romans founded it in 43 and called it Londinium.
– The first store selling hot chocolate was opened in London.
– Each part of the UK has its own capital. In Northern Ireland it is Belfast, in Wales – Cardiff, in Scotland – Edinburgh. London is the capital of England and the UK.
– The area of Great Britain – 245 thousand square meters. km She stretches from the Shetland Islands to Northern Ireland.
– On the territory of Albion there are about 30 objects that are under the protection of UNESCO. They are located in all corners of the kingdom, including major cities: Chester, York, Oxford, Edinburgh, Canterbury.
– Great Britain originated many millennia ago – in 6500 BC. Across the country, many historical monuments of different ages have been preserved: from ancient to modern.
– In the XVIII century. The British Empire was the largest in the world. Its population accounted for a quarter of all people on the planet, it occupied a fifth of world territory.
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– Children in the UK go to school at the age of 4-5 and graduate at the age of 16-18.
– The largest universities – Oxford and Cambridge – until 1832 were the only ones in the whole of England.
– Lovers of mystics must visit York. It is recognized that it is the most populous city of Europe.
– Only a queen can travel around the UK without a passport.
– In London, there is the largest Ferris wheel in the world – the London Eye. It makes one lap in half an hour.
– In Wales at the end of the XIX century. The first record store was opened.
– Approximately 30 million Americans are confident that they have Scottish roots.
– At the official residence of the British monarchs – Buckingham Palace – for many decades there has been a solemn changing of the guard. This ceremony attracts many tourists.
