пересказ The UK as made up of England Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland The rest of Ireland i an independent country The official name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain' refers only to England, Scotland and Wales. not to Northern Ireland There are also several islands which are closely linked with the UK but are not a part of it: the Channel Islands and the Isle of Man. They have their own governments and are called Crown dependencies. There are also several British overseas temtories in other parts of the world, such as St Helena and the Falkland Islands. They are also linked to the UK but are not a part of it The UK is located in the north west of Europe. The longest distance on the mainland is from John O'Groats on the north coast of Scotland to Land's End in the south-west comer of England. It is about 870 miles (approximately 1, 400 kilometres) The UK is governed by the parliament sitting in Westminster Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland also have parliaments or assemblies of their own, with devolved powers in defined areas The UK today is a more diverse society than it was 100 years and in both ethnic and religious terms Post-war immigration means that nearly 10% of the oved (dt volvd)-nepe Lesson 1 population has a parepor andparent bom outside the UK The UK continues to be a national and nutrical fonty with a fich and varied cutre Most people live in towns and bes but much of Britain in a countryside. Many people continue to visit the countryside for holidays and for leisure activities such as wading camping and fishing​