Introduce Britain's natural geographical environment and culture.

The full name of Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, which consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and is unified by a central government and a head of state. Britain is located in the British Isles in northwest Europe. Britain is the first industrialized country in the world and a multicultural and open-minded society. From18th century to the beginning of 20th century, Britain was the most powerful country in the world. After two world wars, the British Empire collapsed in the second half of the 20th century and lost its former glory. However, Britain is still a world power with great influence in politics, economy, culture and military affairs. As a permanent member of the UN Security Council, it has veto power over the resolutions of the Security Council. London is the largest city in Europe and the most advanced city in the world.

English name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland English name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland abbreviation: British continent: European capital: major cities in London: Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, etc. National anthem: Queen God save country code: GBR Official language: English currency: British pound time zone: UTC+0 (daylight saving time: UTC+ 1) Political system: parliamentary monarchy country leader: Elizabeth II, Population of David Cameron: 62,262,000 (2010) Population density: 20689 1 USD (20 1 1 year) International telephone area code: +44. British road traffic: driving on the left national motto: God exists in the sky, I have the right to be the national flower: nickname of rose: the Gini coefficient of the empire is 0.34 (in 2005) and the human development index is 0.863.

geography

Britain is located in Europe and consists of the British Isles (including England, Scotland and Wales), Northern Ireland in the northeast of Ireland and 5,500 surrounding islands (overseas territories). Geographical location is 50 ~ 58 north latitude, 2 east longitude and 7 west longitude, belonging to temperate maritime climate. Britain is located in the British Isles in the northwest of continental Europe. Surrounded by North Sea, English Channel, celtic sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean, it is 244 10000 square kilometers (including inland waters), 654380+030400 square kilometers in England, 78800 square kilometers in Scotland and 20800 square kilometers in Wales. Northern Ireland covers an area of 1.36 million square kilometers. It is an island country in western Europe. It faces the European continent across the North Sea, the Dover Strait and the English Channel. Its land borders Ireland and the United States. Total length of coastline11450km. The whole territory is divided into four parts: the plains in southeast England, the mountains in the middle and west, the mountains in Scotland, the highlands in Northern Ireland and the mountains.

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 and flows into the Bristol Channel. Thames is the second longest river and the most important river in Britain, with a total length of 336 kilometers.

The climate belongs to 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. In temperate deciduous broad-leaved forest belt, the highest temperature is usually not more than 32℃, the lowest temperature is not less than-10℃, and the average temperature 10 is 65438+4 ~ 7℃ in October and 13 ~ 17℃ in July.

The main mineral resources in Britain are coal, iron, oil and natural gas. The total reserve of hard coal is1.700 million tons. The reserves of iron are about 3.8 billion tons. There are tin mines in the southwest of Cornwall Peninsula. Cheshire and Durham have a lot of rock salt. Staffordshire has high quality clay. White clay is produced in Cornwall Peninsula. Dolomite can be mined in the east slope of pennines. The timely mine is hidden near the hills in southwest Lancashire.

mankind

Britain is a multicultural and open-minded country. British art, music, culture and diet are all influenced by people and national habits from different countries around the world, and it has a long and close relationship with many countries. Up to now, it has maintained a solid relationship with English-speaking countries such as the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Britain is a member of the European Union. Over the past 25 years, it has maintained and developed the relationship between the EU and China.

Britain is the main victor in World War I and World War II, with nuclear weapons and the third largest military expenditure in the world. It is a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council and has veto power over bills. Britain is a member of the European Union, a founding member of NATO, a member of the Group of Eight industrialized countries, a member of the Commonwealth, seven major economies in the world, the OECD, the World Trade Organization and a series of other international organizations.

Britain is the first industrialized country in the world, with many scientific discoveries and inventions, such as steam engine, penicillin, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), Dolly sheep and jet engine. It is the sixth largest economy in the world and the largest financial center in Europe. London's financial market attracts many companies from all over the world to take advantage of British business opportunities. For more than 200 years, various schools, colleges and universities in Britain have developed with the world-famous scientific, technological, industrial and financial revolutions in this country. But its world-class education has a longer history, which can be traced back to the establishment of Oxford University (1 185) and Cambridge University (1209) in the 2nd century.

Britain, called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is an island country in the west of Europe, including England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and other small islands. The most beautiful scenery in Britain is May and June in a year. All kinds of colorful flowers bloom together, which is very suitable for traveling. Of course, each season has its own unique charm The weather in Britain is changeable, and umbrellas are indispensable equipment. London, the capital of Britain, is an international metropolis with two cities.