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The United Kingdom, made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, is an island nation in northwestern Europe. England – birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles – is home to the capital, London, a globally influential centre of finance and culture. England is also site of Neolithic Stonehenge, Bath’s Roman spa and centuries-old universities at Oxford and Cambridge.
Dialing code: +44
Population: 6.66 crores (2019)
Currency: Pound sterling
- Most people refer to the clock tower next to the Houses of Parliament as Big Ben. ...
- The Brits invented the first adhesive postage stamp used in a public postal system, back in 1840. ...
- After the Penny Black stamp came the Penny Red. ...
- Golf was invented in Scotland, and can be traced back to 1457.
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- Tea is by far the most popular drink among Brits. It is estimated that they drink on average 165 million cups of tea every day. The fun thing here is that in US the tea’s consume is 20 times lower.
- As one of the biggest urban and over-populated area in the world, the British capital is a “melting pot” of nations, cultures and therefore interesting facts. The city is the home to more than 8 million citizens who do communicate using different languages. It is estimated that there are more than 300 different languages spoken in London.
- Did you know that the first postage stamp was created in UK. It was designed in May 1840 and it featured the figure of Queen Victoria.
- Probably because of their popularity as old monuments, people think of the Pyramids in Egypt as the oldest objects in the world. However, in UK there’s the monument of Stonehenge, claimed to be one of the oldest monuments in the world and one of the seven world’s miracles by the way. Scientists believe that the object was built over 3,000 B.C.
- Topping at 1,107 feet or 350 meters, the London’s Shard building was completed in 2012 making it the tallest object in the continent of Europe.
- The famous game of Golf was invented in Scotland and today is considered as a national sport. Reliable sources claim that the game was first invented in 1457. The game got so popular among Scottish that James II banned it because it interrupted the army’s practice.
- As for the cuisine, the typical food of UK is the roast beef and Yorkshire beef, but the Brits have voted the Chicken Takka as their national dish. The Chicken Takka is actually an Indian recipe.
- The UK is linked with the European continental land through the Channel Tunnel. At a distance of 21 miles, this road is the second longest underground tunnel. It connects the city of Dover (England) and Calais (France).
- Queen Elizabeth ascended the throne in 1953 and in 2015 her excellence became the longest reigning Queen in the world.
- The Windsor Castle is where the British royal family still resides. The object is the oldest royal residence.
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