Geography The United Kingdom of Great Britain and

Geography The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (also referred to as the UK) is made up of four countries: Scotland Northern Ireland England Wales

Union Jack The official flag is the Union Flag, nicknamed the Union Jack. It was designed to include the English, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish flags.

Geography The flag of the UK combines the crosses of three patron saints: St Andrew: Scotland St Patrick: Northern Ireland United Kingdom St George: England

Geography The capital city of the United Kingdom is London. In addition, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland each have their own capitals (the capital city of England is also London). The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh. The capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast. The capital city of Wales is Cardiff. The capital city of England is London.

Scotland National Flower A thistle is the Scottish national flower.

Northern Ireland National Flower A shamrock is the Northern Irish national flower.

Wales National Flower A daffodil is the Welsh national flower.

England National Flower A rose is the English national flower.

The Shard The tallest building in London is The Shard, standing at 310 metres tall.

Culture Name of Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Population: 64. 1 million Official Language: English Major religions: Christianity Islam Hinduism Houses of Parliament Judaism Buddhism Stonehenge

Buckingham Palace Photo courtesy of traveljunction. com (@flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution

London Underground The London Underground is the oldest underground railway network in the world.

Big Ben The tower is known as Elizabeth Tower but most people call it Big Ben. However, Big Ben is actually the name of the 13 -ton bell inside the clock.

Cardiff Photo courtesy of jinxsi 1960 (@flickr. com) - granted under creative commons licence – attribution

Roald Dahl, a famous children’s author, was born in Cardiff.

The Titanic The world famous ship, The Titanic, was constructed in Belfast.

Edinburgh Castle Edinburgh castle is built on an extinct volcano.