Great Britain

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Great Britain , or rather the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , a country in Western Europe , located in the British Isles , the state that ruled the most powerful and extensive colonial empire in the world.

The political system , parliamentary monarchy , headed by the queen.

Great Britain consists of three countries: England, Scotland and Wales. In the United Kingdom consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. By land borders only with Ireland on the island of Ireland . Closest to the British overseas countries - France , separated from the south coast of England, the English Channel .

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In 1543 England annexed Wales in 1707 - Scotland and in 1800 - Ireland. However, in 1921 most of Ireland seceded from the United Kingdom. Only six counties in the north remained in the UK to form Northern Ireland.

With its vast overseas territories , the economy is growing at a rapid pace.British navy was the strongest in the world.

The country is named - Mistress of the seas. Thanks to the Navy is actively developing trade . At the end of 18veka UK was the first industrial nation in the world , and it made 19veke more manufactured goods than any other country .At this time it was mainly a merchant carrier, a banker and an investor in the world economy .

Keeping the old traditions, to date the country remains the leader in European trade and a major global financial center .

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Because of its ancient history, the United Kingdom is a very popular route for millions of tourists.

Kitchen.

It is characterized by a wide range of snacks, especially fish delicatessen , sandwiches . From soups and broths made ​​available a variety of soups .The English love meat : beef, veal , lamb, lean pork in its natural form . National dishes include roast beef , steak, which can be found in any menu in the world, but they immediately issued his Anglo-Saxon origin.

To meat serves a variety of sauces, marinades , mostly tomato sauce, for garnish - potatoes or other vegetables. In the English common kitchen variety of puddings, which are prepared as a second (meat , cereals , vegetables ) and third ( sweet fruit ) dishes .Then at least a long list of cakes, for example , dark plum cake , sand and saffron buns cakes . And the countless varieties of cookies, which are , say experts on the most crumbly around the world.

From the most common beverage tea, which they drink and the breakfast , and afternoon and evening. Tea is usually served with milk.Popular beer, especially Draught , as well as whiskey , rum, port wine.

The national Scottish dish haggis , which is a mixture of sheep's offal (heart, liver and lungs), chopped onions, oatmeal , bacon, spices and salt and boiled mutton in the stomach is one of the most characteristic dishes country.

This dish , as well as shrimp in Dublin , Oxford marmalade and some other varieties of original jams ( courgettes or bramble , for example) outside the British Isles have never met .

Useful information.

Emergency Numbers :.

Fire Brigade , Police and Ambulance - 999.

Travels in the UK transport schedule, plans of cities, attractions , guides to specific localities and sites on the Internet - http://www. ukguide. org /.

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