【英语国家概况】英国`期末整理.docVIP

The United Kingdom Step1 The Country People1、Geographical location The UK is an island country. The UK is located in the northwestern Europe. The UK is a country of island surrounded by North sea (to its east), Atlantic ocean (to its north), Irish sea (to its west and between Great Britain and Ireland), English Channel（英吉利海峡）and Strait of Dover（多佛尔海峡）(to its south). 2、Common-sense knowledge National Anthem：《上帝保佑女王》god save the queen（男性君主为god save the king） National Flower：Rose The Capital: London 3、Area and population Area: 244, 820 sqkm Population: 60.9 million(2008) The most densely populated area: England (84%) The least densely populated area: Scotland The least populated area: Northern Ireland (less than 3%) 4、British Commonwealth (1931) P9 (expressing in English) British Commonwealth — Also known as the Commonwealth of Nations, it is an association comprising the United Kingdom and fifty or so former British colonies that are now sovereign states with a common allegiance to the British Crown, including Canada, Australia, India, and many countries in the West Indies and Africa. It was formally established by the Statute of Westminster in 1931. Among the members of the Commonwealth, sixteen sovereign states separately recognize Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ as their monarch and are named the Commonwealth Realms. It includes the UK itself, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, among others. 英联邦(Commonwealth of Nations)，是以英国为主导的国家联合体，由英国及其自治领和其他已独立的前殖民地、附属国组成，由54个主权国家（含属地）所组成，成员大多为前大英帝国的殖民地或附属国。各自治领地地位平等，彼此的内政和外交完全独立；共同效忠于英王，皆为自由结合的英联邦的成员。该组织元首为英国女王伊丽莎白二世，同时身兼英联邦王国内的16国的国家元首。 英联邦成员国及其附属国占据了全球五分之一的土地及四分之一的人口。成员国在许多领域进行商讨和合作，包括贸易、金融、国防、教育、技术、科研、法律、医药和农业。英联邦不是一个国家，而是一个松散的组织。 英联邦是英国对联邦其他成员国在政治、军事、财政经济和文化上施加影响的组织。 5、Capital city — London London is in the Southeast of the nation and is situated on the Thames River near its mouth. London is the largest city and largest port in the UK. The political center: Buckingham palace（白金汉宫，英国皇宫）, Palace of Wes