The United Kingdomof Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) was created by a group of islands lying off the north-west coast of mainland Europe.
Four different nations (England,scotland,wales and Northern ireland) made up one state,The United Kingdom.The central goverment is in London,but Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland each have their separate assemblies for internal affairs.
It is just 1,000 kilometres from the south coast to the far north and just under 500 kilometres in the widest part.No place in Great Britain is more than 120 kilometres from the sea.with a population of 60.78 million.
