The United Kingdom consists of England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. It has a population of around 64 million people and a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as head of state. Some key facts about the UK are that the Queen owns one sixth of the earth's land, over 388,000 gallons of beer flooded London in 1814, and children as young as 5 can drink alcohol in private premises.
3. (united kingdom)UK Facts
• The queen of UK is the legal owner of one
sixth of the earth land surface.
• A Beer Wave of 388,000 Gallons(or 1.4m L)
flooded London in 1814 after a huge vat
ruptured.
• It is legal for kids 5 years old to drink alcohol
in private premises.
4. UK Facts
• The United Kingdom (UK) and Britain, is a country in
northern Europe that consists of
England, Wales, Scotland, and the province
of northern Ireland which occupies the northeastern
part of the island of Ireland.
• In comparison: with an area of 242,900 km² the United
Kingdom itself is not quite half the size of Spain, or
slightly smaller than the U.S. state of Oregon.
5. United Kingdom Government
• The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy
and parliamentary democracy, with a queen and a
parliament that has two houses: the House of
Lords, with 574 life peers, 92 hereditary peers,
and 26 bishops; and the House of Commons,
which has 651 popularly elected members.
• The house of lords lost most of the power in 1911.
6. UK Population
• The United Kingdom population is 64.1million
as of the most recent census bureau of 2013.
• The mid estimate of 2014 is 64.6 million.
7. UK Religion
• The official religionof Englandis Christianity,as practiced by
the Church of England(Anglican).
• Britain is a multifaithsociety in whicheveryone has the right
to religious freedom.
• Britain is historically a Christian
• THE QUEEN IS HEAD OF THE CHURCH!
8. United kingdom attractions
• Warwick castle-Originally a wooden structure
built by William the Conqueror in 1068.
• Big BEN-The 150 year old Big Ben Clock Tower is
one of London’s top attractions. The name Big
Ben actually refers not to the clock tower itself,
but to the 13 ton bell housed within the tower
and takes its name from the man who first
ordered the bell, Sir Benjamin Hall. It is the 3th
largest free-standing clock tower in the world.
