ABriefIntroductiontotheUnitedKingdom•FullName:TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland•TheUKincludes4partswithintheonenation-state.•TheislandofGreatBritainismadeofEngland,ScotlandandWales,andNorthernIsland,aprovinceontheneighboringislandofIreland.NationalFlagNationalEmblem1Geographicalfeatures2Mainfestivals3FoodThefourpartsofBritain:England,ScotlandandWales,andNorthernIsland.ThelargestpartofBritainEnglandLondon•ThecapitalofbothEnglandandtheUK•Culturalcenter•Businesscenter•FinancialcenterBuckinghamPalaceWestminsterAbbeyTheTowerBridgeTheOlympicGamesScotlandThesecondlargestpartofBritain,bothinpopulationandingeographicalarea.Edinburgh-ThecapitalofScotlandEdinburghUniversityKiltsBagpipesWalesItretainsitsownlanguage,Welsh,aCeltictonguecompletelydifferentfromEnglish.CardiffThecapitalofWales.TheyoungestcapitalcityinEurope.SevernRiver:thelongestriverofBritainNorthernIrelandThesmallestpartoftheUnitedKingdomBelfast-ThecapitalofNorthernIrelandLoughNeagh:thelargestlakeintheUKBelfastCityHallMainFestival1NewYear2ChristmasDay3EasterNewYearChristmasDayTheBirthofJesusChristChristmaspantomimeQueen’sChristmasmessageEasterJesus’resurrectionfromdeadFoodEnglishpuddingsanddessert