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英国概况 一 概述 General Introduction Location (地理位置) Britain is an island country surrounded by the sea. It lies in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north coast of Europe. It is separated from the rest of Europe by the English Channel in the south and the North Sea in the east. Political division(行政划分) Four Parts England Scotland Wales Northern Ireland Population (59.6million) 48.7 5.111 2.9 1.642 Area (244,820 sqkm) 130,423 78,822 20,776 14,139 Capital London Edinburgh Cardiff Belfast Ethnic Groups The population of Britain is made up mainly of the English(英格兰人)， the Scottish