What's the difference between Britain and England and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is called Britain for short. Britain is an island country in western Europe, consisting of England, Wales and Scotland on the island of Great Britain, Northern Ireland in the northeast of Ireland and a series of affiliated islands.

In addition to the mainland, there are 14 overseas territories with a total population of more than 66 million, among which the English (Anglo-Saxons) are the main ethnic group, accounting for 83.9% of the total population of the country.

Located in the northwest of continental Europe, the British Isles is surrounded by the North Sea, the English Channel, celtic sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. It is a highly developed capitalist country and one of the four largest economies in Europe. Its citizens have a very high standard of living and a good social security system.

As the head of the Commonwealth, a member of the Group of Seven and a founding member of NATO, Britain is also one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council.

Extended data:

Natural environment:

1, regional location:

Britain is an island country in western Europe, and it is a federal island country composed of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in the northeast of Ireland.

Britain is surrounded by the North Sea, the English Channel, celtic sea, the Irish Sea and the Atlantic Ocean. East of the North Sea, facing Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Denmark and Norway; Ireland is adjacent to the west, and the United States and Canada are facing each other across the Atlantic Ocean.

North across the Atlantic to Iceland; France lies 33 kilometers south of the English Channel. The land area is 244 1 000 square kilometers (including inland waters).

In which England 130400 square kilometers, Scotland 78800 square kilometers, Wales 20800 square kilometers, Northern Ireland 14 1000 square kilometers? .

2. Terrain:

The northwest of England is a hilly plateau and the southeast is a plain. Thames is the largest river in China. Severn River is the longest river in Britain, with a total length of 338 kilometers. It originates in the middle of Wales, flows through the midwest of England in a semicircle and flows into the Bristol Channel.

The Thames is the largest river in Britain, with a drainage area of 1. 1.4 million square kilometers, an average annual flow of 60.0 cubic meters per second and an average annual runoff of1.89 billion cubic meters. The geographical location of the basin is 2 08 ′ west longitude ~ 0 43 ′ east longitude and 565 438+0 00 ′ ~ 52 3 ′ north latitude.

3, climate characteristics:

Britain has a temperate maritime climate. Britain is controlled by the prevailing west wind, which is mild and humid all year round, with little change in the four seasons. Vegetation is temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest belt.

Generally, the highest temperature does not exceed 32℃, the lowest temperature is not lower than-10℃, and the average temperature 10 is 65438+4 ~ 7℃ in October and 13 ~ 17℃ in July. The average annual precipitation is about 1000 mm.

The annual precipitation in the northern and western mountainous areas exceeds 2000 mm, and that in the central and eastern areas is less than 800 mm. February to March is the driest, and 10 to 1 month is the wettest.

Britain is influenced by the west wind and the ocean all the year round, and the climate is mild and humid all year round, which is suitable for plant growth. Although the climate in Britain is mild, the weather is changeable. Within a day, it rained on sunny days.

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