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大学英语泛读第9单元
Unit 9;Background Information;; It consists of Scotland, Wales and England, and also about one-sixth of Ireland (the Northern part). The rest of Ireland is self-governing. The full title of the U. K. is therefore “The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.” Its total area is 244, 110 square kilometers, making it one of the countries with the longest coastline. There are three political divisions on the island of Great Britain: England, Scotland and Wales. ;England, the largest
and most populous section,
is in the southern part of
Great Britain. Scotland is
In the north part and its
capital is Edinburgh.
Wales is in the west of
Great Britain with Cardiff
as its capital. Northern
Ireland is the fourth region
of the U. K. with Belfast as its capital. The Greater
London is the capital of the U. K., which lies in southeast
England. The Commonwealth is a free association of
independent countries that were once colonies of Britain.
It was founded in 1931, and has 50 member countries
until 1991.;Population: ;In Wales many people speak
Welsh (about one in four); in
Scotland about 80,000 people
in the Highlands possess their
own Gaelic language. In such
places, only when the national
anthem is being sung can we hear “God
Save the Queen” in English. The
population is unevenly distributed with
about 90% living in urban areas. ; The Church of England (or
Anglican Church) has the largest
number of adherents of any
religion in Great Britain,
accounting for 48 percent of the
population, and most of its
members reside in England. The
second largest religion,
numerically, is Roman Catholicism (16%), whose members reside throughout the kingdom. Other religious include protestantism, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, and Sikhism.;Further Info
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