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Scotland is now the administrative, political part of the UK, its historical province, whose inhabitants can not forget that during the great period of history it has been an independent country.
Geographical Position: Scotland occupies the northern part of the island Great Britain, as well as the smaller islands nearby: Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland. The main area of Scotland to the west and north is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean in the east - the North Sea, while to the south it borders on England.
Total area: 78.8 km².
Population: 5 million 144 thousand people.
The official languages: English, Scottish Gaelic.
Capital: Edinburgh.
Climate: a moderate oceanic, cooler and wetter than in the rest of the UK.
The motto: of Scotland is “Nemo me impune lacessit” translated from
Latin: "No one touches me with impunity."
Political System: Since 1999, the country has its own Parliament. But the Head of State is the British Queen.
Religion: The majority of believers belong to the Presbyterian Church.

Wales

The Flag of Wales The Emblem of Wales

Wales is one of four major administrative and political parts of the UK. In the past it was a conglomerate of independent Celtic kingdoms. Geographical Position: Wales is located in the southwest of Britain, with three sides surrounded by the sea: by the Bristol Channel in the south, by the St George Strait in the south-west, by the Irish Sea in the north and west, by the mouth of the River Dee in the north-east.
Climate: a moderate oceanic, cooler and wetter than in the rest of the UK.




Total area: 20 779 km2




Population: 2 million 93 thousand 85 people




Currency: pound Sterling.
The official languages: English, Welsh.




Capital: Cardiff.




The largest city: Cardiff.




The motto: of Wales is «Cymru am byth» translated from Welsh: «Wales forever».




Political System: Since 1998, the country has its own Parliament. But the Head of State is the British Queen.




Religion: The majority of believers belong to the Presbyterian Church.

Northern Ireland

The Flag of Northern Ireland The Emblem of Northern Ireland