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23. Great Britain
T he U nited K ingdom o f G reat B ritain and N orthern Ireland (the U K ) has been the 
official nam e o f the B ritish K ingdom since 1922.
It includes England, 
Scotland, W ales, N orthern, Ireland and a num ber o f
sm aller Islands. G reat B ritain is situated on the B ritish Isles lying to the w est o f the 
continent o f Europe. It is separated from the continent by the N orth Sea and the 
E nglish C hannel. G reat B ritain and the N orthern part o f Ireland form the U nited 
K ingdom o f G reat B ritain and N orthern Ireland.
G reat B ritain is the pow erful capitalist country. T he capital o f the country is 
L ondon. London is situated on the river Tham es. It is o n e o f the biggest com m ercial 
centers and ports in the w orld.
T extile, chem ical, shipbuilding, electronics an d other industries are highly 
d eveloped in the country.
T he B ritish Q ueen is proclaim ed to be the head o f the state and is represented 
by a g o v ern o r general.
T he flag o f B ritain is called the U nion Jack. It has the red cross o f St. G eorge 
o f England the w hite cross o f St. A ndrew o f Scotland and the red cross o f St. Patrick 
o f Ireland all on a blue background. “ G od save the (Q ueen) K ing” is the B ritish 
national anthem . The B ritish currency is the pound sterling. O ne pound consists o f
100 pence. T he B ritish Isles lie o f the north-w est coast o f the continent o f Europe. 
T he U K can be divided into four large historical areas: E ngland, Scotland, W ales and 
N orthern Ireland. G reat B ritain is separated from the E uropean continent by the 
E nglish C hannel. To the w est the Irish Sea separates G reat B ritain from Ireland. The 
population o f the U nited K ingdom is m ore than 61 m illion people. T he B ritish 
population is m ostly urban and suburban.
E ngland is the m ost densely populated part o f the UK. T he A tlantic ocean and 
the seas w ashing G reat B ritain effect the clim ate o f the country. It is m ild and dam p 
M any rivers is deep. T h ere are m any rivers in B ritain, but only few o f them are long. 
T he longest river is the Severn. The highest m ountain is Ben N evis in Scotland.
G reat B ritain is one o f the m ost im portant industrial countries in the w orld. O ne o f
the extensive industries o f G reat B ritain is the textile industry. G reat B ritain has also 
been noted for coal, iron and steel.
A n o th er leading industry in G reat B ritain has been shipbuilding and the 
autom obile industry is highly developed. M ajor industrial and business centers o f the 
country include B irm ingham , G lasgow , B elfast an d L ondon. A griculture is one o f the 
w ell-developed branches o f the national econom y. It produces meat, vegetables, 
fruits, grain and o th er types o f agricultural products.
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U n ited K ingdom - Q iro llik lar B irlashm asi
island — orol
to sep arate - ajratm oq
pow erfu l - kuchli, qudratli
c o u n try — m am lakat
capital — poytaxt
sh ip b u ild in g - kem asozlik
Q u een - q irolicha
head — bosh, asosiy
state — dav lat
rep resen t - boshqarm a
g o v e rn o r - hukm dor
flag - bayroq
cross — chiziq
K ing - Q irol
anthem — m adhiya
curren cy - valyuta
p o u n d sterling - pul birligi
c o ast - q irg ’oq
to d iv id e —b o ’linm oq
area — y e r m aydoni
p o p u latio n - aholi
urban - shaharlik
su b u rb an - q ishloqda yashovchi
d en sely — aholi zich jo y lash g an
e ffect — ta ’sir qilm oq
m ild - nam
d am p - dim , b o ’g ’iq
long - uzun