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`英语国家概况－地理,气候，人口部分地理位置,面积英国:The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandBritain is an island country. It is 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.The Britain covers an area of 244,100 square km. It runs 1,000 km from north to south and extends, at the widest part, about 500 kilometers. 美国:the United States of AmericaThe continental United States lies in central North America with Canada to its north. Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico to its South, the Atlantic Ocean to its east and the Pacific Ocean to its west. The two newest states Alaska and Hawaii are separated from the continental United States.(Joined in 1959)The U.S. has a land area of 9.3 million square kilometers(the 4th largest country in the world).It stretches 2,575 kilometers from north to south and 4,500 kilometers from east to west. 爱尔兰:the Republic of Ireland(Eire)The Republic of Ireland covers an area of 70,282 sq.km. The countrys total boundary is 3,603 km long, of which its land border with Northern Ireland is 434 km.It is bounded on the northeast by Northern Ireland, on the east and southeast by the Irish Sea and St. Georges Channel and on the north and west by the Atlantic Ocean. 加拿大:CanadaCanada is the worlds second largest country after Russia. It has a land area of about 10 million sq.km. It covers about two fifths of North American continent. North to South(3,200 kilometers),east to west(6,400 kilometers).Canada and United States share a 6,378 kilometer boundary that has not been fortified for over a hundred years.Canada lies to the north of the United States. The 45th parallel marks the boundary between Canada and northern Vermont and New York of the United States. 澳大利亚:AustraliaAustralia stretches from 10 south to 44 south of latitude and 113 east to 154 east of longitude. Australia is the worlds smallest contin