UK Full country name United Kingdom of great Britain and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom located in the British Isles. The British Isles consist of two large Islands, great Britain and Ireland. Their total area is more than 314 000 sq. km. the British Isles are separated from European continent by the North sea and the English channel. The West coast of great Britain is washed by the Atlantic ocean and the Irish sea. Northern Ireland occupies one third of the island of Ireland. It shares a border with the Irish Republic in the South. The island of great Britain consists of three main parts: England (the southern and middle part of the island), Wales (a mountainous Peninsula in the West) and Scotland (the Northern part of the island).On the North the Cheviots separate England from Scotland, the Pennines stretch down North England along the middle, the Cambrian mountains occupy the greater part of Wales and Scotland are the tallest of the British mountains. Most rivers flow into the North sea. Thames. the deepest and the longest British river. Britain is not very rich in mineral resources. Warm currents of the Atlantic ocean influence the climate of great Britain. Winter is not very cold I. summers are rarely hot. The population of Britain is more than 58 million people. The main nationalities are: English, Welsh, Scottish and Irish. In the UK many immigrants.Britain is a highly developed industrial country. New industries were developed in the last three decades. The main industrial centres are London, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Glasgow and Bristol. The country's capital is London. The United Kingdom is a parliamentary monarchy.