Transcript of Capital and largest city:London Official language:English Area:Total243,610 km2 Population:...
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- Capital and largest city:London Official language:English
Area:Total243,610 km2 Population: 63,181,775 Government:Unitary
parliamentary constitutional monarchy
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- The official language is English but they also speak Scottish
Gaelic.
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- The official languages are English and Irish.
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- The official languages are Welsh and English.
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- While English is the official language, Cornish is also
recognized.
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- Children can begin nursery school at age 3 however, school is
not required until age 5. Children begin the 1 st form when they
are 5 or 6 years old. Secondary school begins at age 11.
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- Football is the most popular sport in the United Kingdom.
London is also the home of Wimbledon:
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- Castles
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- The White Cliffs of Dover
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- Stonehenge
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- St. Pauls Cathedral
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- Now for some interesting facts about the United Kingdom.
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- The English are tea addicts : an Englishman drinks more tea
than any person of any other nation (over twenty times more than
Americans!).
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- The London Eye is the tallest observation wheel in the world
and each rotation takes about 30 minutes.
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- Did you know that the River Thames, which flows through London,
has over 200 bridges and 20 tunnels?
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- Big Ben is not the name of the entire building that contains
the clock. The name is actually what the bell inside the tower is
called. The structure is actually called St. Stephen's Tower.
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- While the Great Fire of London (1666) was largely destructive,
the casualty rate was just 8. It is estimated to have destroyed the
homes of 70,000 of the City's 80,000 inhabitants.
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- Its considered treason to place a stamp bearing the King or
Queens image upside-down.
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- 25% of the people living in London today are born in another
country.
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- There are 409 escalators in the London subways.
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- London hosted the 2012 Olympics. This was the first time a city
has ever hosted the Olympics three times.
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- Traditional English Breakfast: sausage, beans, eggs, mushrooms,
ham, and toast.
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- Fish and chips!
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- Scones, jam, and clotted cream.
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- Bangers and mash: sausage and mashed potatoes.
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- Yorkshire Pudding (batter made from milk (or water), flour and
eggs baked in the oven)
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- Stargazy pie
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- London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down.
London Bridge is falling down, My fair lady.