ALL ABOUT BRITAIN

ALL ABOUT BRITAIN

1. Great Britain is an island made up of  England, Scotland and WalesBritain, Scotland and WalesEngland and Ireland.
2. England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales became one state in  153617081800.
3. The leek and daffodil are both plants used to symbolize  ScotlandWalesYorkshire.
4. In 2006,  the UKEnglandIrelandhad a population of 60.6 million.
5. The Norman invasion of England in  106611711215brought Britain into the mainstream of western European culture.
6. In 1972 the UK joined  NATOthe European Economic Communitythe G7 group.
7. Almost  60%70%80%of the British live in towns or cities.
8. Traditionally, the  centrenorthsouthof England was associated with poverty and industry.
9. The ancestors of most Northern Irish  ProtestantsCatholicsAnglicanscame from lowland Scotland or England.
10. Protests against the metric system reveal a characteristically British suspicion of  Europeanconformistmodernregulations in general.
11. The size and popularity of the National Trust suggest how important  historythe countrysidetrustis to many British people.
12. The Queen, Britain's official head of state, has  absolutelittle realnopower.
13. The two main political parties are the Conservatives and  LabourLiberalsSocial Democrats.
14. Parliament consists of an elected House of Commons and an unelected House of  DonorsSenatorsLords.
15. The 20 or so most senior politicians are called the  cabinetcommitteesupreme council.