English Speaking Countries

These days, many countries require children to learn English in school because it is

the most common language the most common language used to conduct business.used to conduct business.

Next to Chinese, English is the 2nd most widely spoken 2nd most widely spoken language in the world. language in the world.

The following list shows all the native English speaking countries around the world.

•United StatesUnited States•United Kingdom United Kingdom •CanadaCanada•Australia Australia •Ireland Ireland •South Africa South Africa •New ZealandNew Zealand

There are many countries they have adopted English as their national language

• India• Philippines• Jamaica and others.

Facts about the Geography of Facts about the Geography of Great BritainGreat Britain

Location: Western Europe

Land Size : 244,820 sq km

Land use: arable land:25% permanent pastures:46% forests and woodland:10%

Natural resources: coal, petroleum, natural gas, tin, limestone, iron ore, salt, clay, chalk, gypsum, lead, silica, arable land

Highest mountain: Ben Nevis in Scotland, at 1,343m (4,406 ft) above sea level.

Longest river: The Severn, 322 km long, which rises in central Wales and flows to the Bristol Channel

Britain's climate: Mild, normally not going much below zero even in the depths of winter, and never much above 25 degrees Celsius in summer. Most of the time it is between 10 and 20 degrees Celsius.

The British Isles include:

Great BritainGreat BritainIrelandIreland

The Orkney and Shetland IslandsThe Orkney and Shetland IslandsThe Isle of ManThe Isle of Man

HebridesHebrides The Isle of WightThe Isle of Wight

Isles of ScillyIsles of ScillyLundy IslandLundy Island

The Channel IslandsThe Channel IslandsJerseyJersey, , GuernseyGuernsey, , AlderneyAlderney and and SarkSark. .

Official Name : The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Population of Great Britain : 60.000.000 peopleCurrency of Great Britain : British pound (GBP)

Capital City: London is the capital of the UK and of EnglandEdinburgh is the capital of Scotland. Scotland. Belfast is the capital of Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland. Cardiff is the capital of Wales.Wales.

Main Cities: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Cardiff

Official Language: English Main Religion: Christianity

Symbols Symbols associated associated

with with London London

and and England:England:

•• River ThamesRiver Thames •• Big Ben Big Ben •• Westminster Abbey Westminster Abbey •• Houses of Parliament Houses of Parliament •• Royal Family - Royal Family -

Buckingham Palace Buckingham Palace •• Union Jack (Union Jack (Official Official

flag of UK) flag of UK) •• High Tea (High Tea (drinking tea drinking tea

in the late afternoon) in the late afternoon) •• Bobbies (Bobbies (nickname for nickname for

policeman) policeman) •• Double decker bus Double decker bus •• Black taxis Black taxis

Big Ben

Westminster Abbey

Houses of Parliament Houses of Parliament

The Thames in London

Her MajestyHer Majesty The Queen's The Queen's

title in the title in the United KingdomUnited Kingdom

is:''Elizabeth Elizabeth

the the Second, by Second, by the Grace the Grace of God of of God of

the United the United Kingdom Kingdom of Great of Great

Britain and Britain and Northern Northern IrelandIreland'.'.