The United kingdom is made up of four parts :England ,Wales Scotland and Northern lreland .their capitals are London ,Cardiff ,Edinburgh and Belfast respectively .Great Britain consists of England ,Scotland and Wales and does not include Northern lreland .But in everyday speech "Great Britain " is used to mean the United Kingdom .The capital of the UK is London .
The Britain lsles are separated form the continent by the North sea and the English Channel . The western coast of Great Britain is washed by the Atlantic Ocean and the lrish Sea .
There are a lot of rivers in Great Britain ,but they are not very long .the Severn is the longest river ,while the Thames is the deepest and the most important one .
The mountains ,the Atlantic Ocean and the warm waters of the Gulf Stream influence the climate of the british lales .lt is mild the whole year round .
The UK is a small country . lts population is over 58 million .About 80% of the population live in cities .