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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Outline Ⅰ Land and People Ⅱ Brief History Ⅲ Culture Ⅳ Social Customs Ⅴ Tourist Attractions Ⅰ Land and People Names, Size and Position Official title: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Great Britain: including the formerly separate realms of England and Scotland, and the principality of Wales Northern Ireland: Ulster Smaller islands: including the Isle of Wight（怀特岛）, Anglesey（安格尔西岛）, the Scilly（锡利群岛）, Orkney（奥克尼群岛）, Shetland（设得兰群岛） and Hebridean archipelagos（赫布里底群岛） Total area: 243,610 sq km Land: 241,930 sq km Water: 1,680 sq km Relative location: Western Europe Northwest of France located off the northwestern coastline of continental Europe, the United Kingdom is bordered by Ireland, the Atlantic Ocean, Celtic Sea, Irish Sea, North Sea and English Channel. Geographical Features Lowlands in the south and east and highlands in the north and west Ben Nevis（本内维斯山）: the UK’s highest mountain(1,343 meters) Hilly and rugged islands: the Outer and Inner Hebrides, Orkney and Shetland Loch Lomond（ 洛蒙德湖）and Loch Ness（尼斯湖） The Pennine Chain（奔宁山脉）: low mountain range stretching from the north to the south Rolling hills in central and south Chalk cliffs（白垩峭壁，白色悬崖） in the southeast and rugged cliffs in the far south west The Severn River（赛文河）: the longest river with a length of 354 km The Thames River（泰晤士河）: the deepest river, 346 km in length Mostly hilly and mountainous Uplands and low mountains Lough Neagh（內伊湖）: the UK’s largest lake, covering an area of 396 sq km Giant’s Causeway （巨人之路，巨人堤）: on the north Antrim coast Climate and Weather Overall climate: temperate maritime Winters: damp, mild and windy, with cloudy days Summers: pleasant warm, with sunny to party-cloudy days Precipitation: be possible at any time Population With a population of 61,113,205(July 2009 est.) A mixed race society Languages Official language: English Scottish form of Gaelic (盖尔语） and Welsh Other languages: Hindi, Chinese