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Monday, September 13, 2010

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Nothern Ireland.
The capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast.
The population is 47 million(England), 6 million(Scotland), 3 million(Wales) and 2 million(Nothern Ireland).
The official language is English. In Wales Welsh is also an official language . In parts of Scotland and Ireland people olsa speak Gaelic. Gaelic and Welsh are older than English.
Southern Ireland, or Eire, left the United Kingdom in 1992.