United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland London

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland London
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Politics

• United Kingdom is a parliamentary monarchy,
  headed by the queen. Parliament is the supreme
  authority throughout the territoryThe
  relationship between people and government are
  regulated by legislative acts, unwritten laws and
  conventions

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Science

• In the UK, were made ??many important inventions
  antibiotics, electronic computer, a modern bike,
  photography, steam turbine, electromagnetic,
  stereo sound, a movie, a propeller, the internal
  combustion engine, electronic computer (PC) and
  other.The maine academic institutions are the
  London Royal Society of Science and the British
  Akademy of Social Sciences.

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Culture

• Culture of the United Kingdom is rich and varied.
  It is largely influenced by the culture on a
  global scale. The UK has strong cultural ties
  with its former colonies, especially with those
  States where English is the official language.
  Significant contribution to British culture over
  the past half of the century have made immigrants
  from the Indian subcontinent and the Caribbeans.
  During the formation of the United Kingdom it was
  composed of former independent countries with
  different cultures, which should be considered
  separately.
• The national newspapers are The Times, The
  Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Telegraph,
  The Observer, The Financial Times, The Daily
  Express, The Sun, The Mirror, The People.

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Some Interesting Facts about the UK

• There is no written constitution in the
  UK. The house of Commons is the only place in
  Britain where no one can enter the Queen of
  England, as it is not a member of the House. In
  the UK, traditionally the position of First Lord
  of the Treasury takes the prime minister and the
  Queen takes the position of First Lord of the
  Admiralty.

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LONDON
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About origin of name

• The modern name of the city - London - comes from
  the Latin word "Londinium". There is no consensus
  about the origin of the word, but scientists have
  repeatedly put forward the hypothesis the
  etymology of the name.

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Transportation

• Buses are used for the local trevelling. There
  are a 700 routes on which buses carrying on
  weekdays about 6 million passengers. Famous
  coaches the Routemaster, which became a symbol
  not only of London but also across the UK were
  removed with a linear operation in 2005 and now
  only go on excursion routes.
• London Underground is the oldest in the world. He
  constantly works since 1863 and daily transports
  3 million passengers, approximately 1 billion
  people in a year
• The famous London black taxis look exactly the
  same way as seventy years ago, except for
  advertising, covering now many of these cars.

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The famous streets and squares

• Piccadilly the street and thearea is the economic
  center of the city.
• In the middle of the Trefalger square is a
  monument in honor of Horatio Nelson, who
  commanded the British fleet at the Battle of
  Trafalgar.
• Oxford Street is a shopping street. There are
  boutiques and shopping malls there
• Harley Street is a street in Westminster, which
  became famous as a street of doctors. Many
  doctors still lead the practice on Harley
  Street.
• Abbey Road is a famous recording studio, where
  many legendary artiststhe made their recods among
  them are The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Manfred Mann
  and others.
• Baker Street is the street on which the Sherlock
  Holmes Museum situated.

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Traditions and ceremonies

• Britain is known as a country of traditions. Many
  of them have been preserved since ancient times,
  and Londoners have always honor them.
• Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace, is
  one of the most famous and popular tradition with
  tourists in London. This ceremony takes place
  daily at 1130 a.m. from April until August.This
  tradition isone of the most beautiful in
  London. Ceremony of the Keys - a 700-years-old
  ritual of closure of the Tower, running his chief
  guard at exactly 2150 every day
• Except Easter, Christmas and New Year, all the
  holidays in England fall strictly on Monday. The
  New Years day is celebrated in the family with a
  traditional apple pie. Easter is always
  celebrated in April. Easter Monday is the day
  whem all the people to congratulate each other
  and give presents to children on the streets, to
  such as sweets and toys.

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