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The UK Some British people say that they are from Great Britain. Other British people say they are from the UK. Some say they are from England, Scotland, Wales, or Northern Ireland. What do you know about these different places?
England, Scotland, and Wales are on an island in the north-west
of Europe called Great Britain. Great Britain together with Northern Ireland is called the United Kingdom, or UK.
England is the biggest part of the UK. Its name comes from people called the Angles, who came from Germany 1500 years ago. About 53 million people live in England and the capital city is London.
Scotland is the north part of Britain. Over 5 million people live in
Scotland. The highest mountain in the UK is in Scotland. It is called Ben Nevis and is 1.345 meters tall. The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh but the largest city is Glasgow.
Wales is in the west of Britain. About 3 million people live there and about 20 percent of them speak Welsh. Welsh is one of the oldest languages in Europe. The Welsh flag has a picture or a dragon! The capital city of Wales is Cardiff.
Northern Ireland is a part of Ireland, an island west of Britain. Nearly 2 million people live there.
The Giant's Causeway is most popular tourist attraction. There are huge rocks made by lava frorn a volcano, but an old story says that a giant built it! The capital of Northern Ireland is Belfast.

What is the difference between the Great Britain and the UK?​