British Isles

    

    The United Kingdom of Great Britain (UK) has four nations. Wales, Northern Ireland, England and Scotland. These four nations are also known as the British Isles. All of these nations have a different flags, plants, patron saints day, capital cities, population and common names but they have the same currency, which is called Pound Sterling (£). 

 

    The first nation is called England. England’s population is 53,013,000 (2011). The capital city of England is London. Their main spoken language is English. They have several different religions like Protestant, Roman Catholic, Muslim and Hindu. Each nation has a famous plant. England’s famous plant is the red rose it became famous after the civil war between the royal house of York and Lancaster. After that the red rose became the plant symbol of England. The English flag is made out of two colours white and red and each of them has its own meaning. The white refers to peace and honesty and the red refers to hardiness, bravery and strength. The Red Cross that’s on the flag is called cross reflection. On the 1^st of November is a day to remember that Saints and Marlys had sacrificed their lives to Christianity, so they call this saints day. On the 23^rd of April is the patron saint day and it’s also known as saint George. Lastly, the most common names in England are Harry and Charlie.

    The second nation is called Scotland. The people of Scotland are called Scottish. Scotland has a population of 5,254,000 (2011). Their main religion is Protestant and Roman Catholic. The capital city of Scotland is Edinburgh. Scottish main language is Scots and Scots Gaelic but they also talk English. Scotland has two popular names Jack and Sophie. The Scottish flag have two different colors white and blue; both of them have different meanings. The white refers to honesty and peace and the blue refers to truth, loyalty and justice. The basic style that’s on the flag is called cross reflecting. The symbol plant of Scotland is called the thistle. Further more, on the 30^th of November is the patron saint day, in other words they call it Saint Andrew.

    The third nation is called Wales. The capital city of wales is Cardiff. The population of wales is 3,006,400 (2010). There are three different colors in the Wales flag, white, red and green. The white refers to honesty and peace, the red refers to hardiness, bravery and strength and the green refers to hope, joy and love. There is also a picture of a red dragon on the flag this dragon is usually known as Y Ddraig Gpch. The most popular names among them are Olivia, Ruby, Evan and Owen. Their main language is Welsh but the can also speak English. Their main religion is Protestant and Roman Catholic. On the 1^st of March is the patron saint day in Wales and its also known as Saint David. Lastly, the symbol plants that present Wales is the Leek and the Daffodil.

    The last nation is called Northern Ireland. The capital city of Northern Ireland is Belfast. Their population is 1,789,000 (2010). They have the same religion as Scotland and Wales, which are Protestant and Roman Catholic. Their main language is Irish and English. The Irish flag or in other words 'The Red Hand Flag' have two different colors red and white. The Irish most popular plant is called Shamrock; they believe that it brings you a good luck because of the three leafs around the Shamrock and the harp. Sean and Emily are the most popular names in Northern Ireland. Further more, on the 17^th of March is the Patron Saint day, which is also known as Saint Patrick.  






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