1 Great Britain has the official name – The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or UK – for short).
2 The British Isles lie in the north-west of Europe. They consist of two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland,
3 The territory of the United Kingdom is about 244 square kilometres. His the 75th place among other countries in the world.
4 The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland-
5 The capital of the country is London. The 4 capitols of the United Kingdom are : England is London, Wales is Cardiff, Scotland is Edinburgh and Northern Ireland is Belfast.
6 The two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (the House of Lords and the House of Commons) are based at The Palace of Westminster, in London.
7 The British Parliament is the oldest in the world. It originated in th 12th century as Witenagemot,
8 Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarch – Queen Elisabeth II as a head of state.
University of Cambridge - one of the oldest universities in the world and one of the largest in the UK. Academic achievements Cambridge is known all over the world and are evidence of the intellectual potential of its students and faculty. The University was founded in 1209, and the first College with its own independent system - in 1284. Currently the University consists of 28 colleges, joint training and 3 women's College.The University has an internationally recognized reputation for outstanding academic achievements and high level of scientific research in various fields of knowledge, the brilliant evidence of which is the awarding of its scientists more than 80 Nobel prizes. The University has its own Constitution and is self-education with its own legislative body (Regent House) , 3 which includes thousands of teachers and administrative staff. Administrative authority of Cambridge is the Council and the General Board of the faculties co-ordinates the educational policy of the University that comprises more than 100 departments, faculties and schools. Today there are 18,000 students, about 17% of which were foreigners. More than half of students prefer the Humanities.
