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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or more commonly known as the United Kingdom, - the UK, or Britain is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country,spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands.
Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK with a land border, sharing it with the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel and the Irish Sea. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel.
Location: Europe
Status: UN Member Country
Capital City: London
Main Cities: Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast
Population: 60,943,912
Area: 244,880 km2
Currency: 1 pound sterling (GBP) = 100 pence
Languages: English, Welsh, Scots, Scots Gaelic, Irish Gaelic, British Sign Language (all official)
Religions: Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim, Hindu, Judaism
The UK flag consists of three elements: the cross of St. George (red on white) for England, the cross of St. Andrew (white diagonal on blue) for Scotland, and the so-called cross of St. Patrick (red diagonal on white) for Ireland. In 1801, an Act of Union which made Ireland a co-equal member of the United Kingdom made it necessary to add a symbol for Ireland to the flag, but without obliterating any of the existing symbols.
The Royal Arms of Scotland are; a lion rampant gules, armed and langued azure, within a double tressure flory-counter-flory of the second. Many flag makers omit the blue on the tongue and claws simply because they are printing and don't want to bother with another pass for the blue.
The old Scottish flag is still valid. However strictly speaking, it should only be used by Her Majesty the Queen in her capacity as Queen of Scots. In actuality, it tends to be used as a second national flag.
