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Kyiv, historical placés, centre of Ukraine, population, to equal, the Dnipro River, to be situated, monuments of the past, a visitor, to be impressed, to be founded, the Golden Gate, Shevchenko Memorial, Vydubetsky Monastery, the park of Immortal Glory, the Historical Museum, the Museum of Ukrainian Art, theatres, concert halls, research institutes, higher educational establishments, Kreshchatyc.

Great Britain

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the Cheviot Hills - Шевіотські гори

Ben Nevis - вершина Бей Невіс

the Thames - p. Темза

the Mersey - p. Мерсі

the Тупе - p. Тайн

the Clyde - p. Клайд

the Bristol Avon - p. Брістел Eboн

a county - графство

a constitutional monarchy - конституційна монархія

a chamber - палата

rape - рапс, польова капуста

cauliflower - кольорова капуста

poultry - птиця

dairy - молочний

gross domestic product - валовий внутрішній продукт goods and services - товари та послуги

insurance - страхування

to account - складати

economy's total output - загальний обсяг виробництва

the Security Council - Рада Безпеки

the North Atlantic Treaty Organization – Північно-Атлантичний Союз

the Commonwealth - країни Співдружності

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Official nаmе - the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Status - constitutional monarchy

Area - 244.100 square kilometres

Total population - 59.5 million people

Population density -373 people per square km

Capital - London

Languages - English (official), Gaelic (Scotland, Ireland), Welsh (Wales)

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on two large islands called, the British Isles. Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales. Ireland consists of Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic.

The Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea and the Irish Sea wash it. It also has many good harbours easy to reach from any part of the country.

The climate of the British Isles is normally mild.

There are no high mountains in Great Britain. In the north the Cheviot (the Cheviot Hills) separate England from Scotland. Ben Nevis, the tallest peak of the Highlands of Scotland, is only 1.343 m high.

Most of the rivers flow into the North Sea. The Thames is the deepest and the longest of the British rivers. Some of the British greatest ports are situated in the estuaries of the Thames, Mersey, Туnе, Clyde and Bristol Avon.

Great Britain is not very rich in mineral resources; it has some deposits of coal, iron ore, oil and gas that were discovered in the North Sea.

Administratively Great Britain is divided into 55 counties.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a constitutional monarchy. The power of Queen is not absolute. It is limited by Parliament.

The legislative body, Parliament, consists of two chambers: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The executive body consists of the central Government - that is the Prime Minister and the Cabinet of Ministers. There are three main political parties in Great Britain: the Labour, the Conservative and the Liberal parties.

Great Britain is a highly developed industrial country The oldest fields of industry are shipbuilding, coal-mining, textile, metallurgical industries and the newer ones are electronics and electrical engineering, chemical, aircraft, automobile industries.

Great Britain produces such agricultural products as: barley, oats, wheat, com, rye, various kinds of vegetables and fruit (potatoes, sugar-beet, rape, apples, pears, black currants, cauliflowers, cabbages), meat, poultry and dairy products.

Britain has an open economy, in which international trade plays a vital part. About one-quarter of its gross domestic product comes from the export of goods and services. Banking, finance insurance, business services and leasing account for 14 per cent of the British economy's total output.

Britain has a long record of achievements in science and technology. 70 British citizens have won Nobel prizes of science.

Great Britain is a famous international cultural centre as well. There are about 2.500 museums and art galleries there. The British Library is one of the world's largest libraries. Great Britain is a major international centre for theatre, opera and dance. The Royal Opera, Covent Garden and the English National Opera are the main opera companies.

Great Britain has diplomatic relations with 169 countries. It is a member of some 120 international organizations, including the European Community, the United Nations where it is a permanent member of the Security Council, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the Commonwealth.

The largest cities of Great Britain are Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh and Cardiff. Oxford and Cambridge are called University towns. The capital of Great Britain is London.