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Міністерство освіти і науки молоді та спорту України
Дніпропетровський національний університет імені Олеся Гончара
Факультет української й іноземної філології та мистецтвознавства
Кафедра англійської мови

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“Geographical identity in Great Britain”

Виконавець: студентка групи УА-10-03 Храпова Катерина Олегівна

Керівник ст. викладач Тетеріна Тетяна Михайлівна

Дніпропетровськ
2012

Content
1. General information about Geography of United Kingdom.
2. History of geographical identity.
3. Nicknames of countries, cities and regions.
4. The following is a list of ten geographic facts to know about Great Britain.
5. Portfolio of United Kingdom.

The full name of Britain is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. When people refer to the country, they often use different names such as Britain, Great Britain, England, the British Islands, the United Kingdom or the U.K. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland covers an area of some 244 thousand square miles. It is situated on the British Isles. The British Isles are separated from Europe by the Strait of Dover and the English Channel. The British Isles are washed by the North Sea in the east and the Atlantic Ocean in the west.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the formal name of the sovereign state governed by Parliament in London. The term "United Kingdom" normally is understood to include Northern Ireland; the term "Great Britain" refers to the island of Britain and its constituent nations of England, Wales, and Scotland but does not include Northern Ireland. Any citizen of Great Britain may be referred to as a Briton. The land area of Great Britain is 89,000 square miles (230,500 square kilometers), with an additional 5,400 square miles (13,986 square kilometers) in Northern Ireland, giving it one of the highest population densities in the

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