1 UNITED KINGDOM of GREAT BRITAIN

2 UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain

3 UNITED KINGDOM The UK consists of four countries: England + Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.

4 UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system of governance. CONSTITUTIONAL MONARCHY MONARCH PARLIAMENT

5 UNITED KINGDOM The monarch is Queen Elizabeth II, who has reigned since 6 February 1952.

6 UNITED KINGDOM The capital of the UK and its largest city is London. London is a global city and financial centre with an urban area population of 10.3 million!

7 UNITED KINGDOM Queen Elizabeth II is the head of state of the UK as well as monarch of fifteen other independent Commonwealth countries.

8 UNITED KINGDOM Other major urban areas in the UK are: Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Liverpool.

9 UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom has a temperate climate. It rains a lot. Winters are mild, thanks to Atlantic currents, warmed by the Gulf Stream. Summers are warm in the south-east of England

10 UNITED KINGDOM The UK is today the fifth-largest economy in the world and the second-largest in Europe after Germany. Currency: POUND STERLING

11 UNITED KINGDOM The City of London is one of the world's largest financial centres

12 UNITED KINGDOM Do you know them? They are CLEVER BRITS!