The British Isles are situated
on the west side of Europe.
Geographically
the British Isles
are made up
of two main
islands, Great
Britain and Ireland.
Politically the two islands are
made up of:
• the United Kingdom, which
includes Great Britain (with
England, Scotland and Wales)
and Northern
Ireland
• the Republic of
Ireland, in the
southern part of Ireland.
The population
of the United
Kingdom is about
59 million. That’s
6 times more than
Greece. About 10-12 million
people live in London, its
capital. London is about twice
as big as Athens. The Republic
of Ireland has a population
of 3,7 million. One third of
its people live in its capital,
Dublin.
• Each country has a national
flower. The national flower of
England is the rose;
for Wales, the daffodil;
for Scotland,
the thistle and
for the Republic
of Ireland,
the shamrock.