1. The official name of Great Britain is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
2 It consists of four parts: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.The capital of Scotland is Edinburgh.London is the capital of England.The capital of Nothern Ireland is Belfast and Cardiff is the capital of Wales.
3 It is situated on the British Isles.
4 The surface varies greatly. The northern and western parts of the country is mountainous and is called the Highlands. All the rest (south, east and centre) is a vast plain which is called the Lowlands.
5 The rivers are not long. The most important of them are the Severn, the Thames, the Trent.
6 The climate of Great Britain is mild the whole year round.
7 The Queen is the head of the state.