United Kingdom Description

United Kingdom - a state in the north-west Europe, the British Isles. Occupies the island of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) and part of the island of Ireland, as well as independent administrative entities - the Isle of Man and Channel Islands.
Britain by the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, the North Sea to the east and the Irish Sea to the west, the south is separated from the mainland by the Straits English Channel and the Pas de Calais. In the west and north of the country dominated by a mountainous, heavily dissected terrain, the south-east and in the center - the elevated plains and barren. Highest point - g.Ben-Nevis in Scotland (1343 m). Total area of 244.1 thousand square meters. km.
Capital London.