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Rezumat textului "The Enghlish Definition of Politeness" in 1-5 propozitii

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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK) occupies most of the territory of the British isles. It consists of four main parts which are: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Their capitals are London, Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast, The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official name of the state which is sometimes referred to as Great Britain or Britain (after its major isle), England (after its major historic part) or the British Isles. The UK is an island state: it is composed of some 5,500 islands, large and small. The two main islands are Great Britain (in which are England, Wales and Scotland) to the east and Ireland (in which are Northern Ireland and the independent Irish Republic) to the west.'They are separated by the Irish Sea. The UK is .one of the world's smaller countries (it is twice smaller than France or Spain), with an area of some 244, 100 square kilometers.. The UK is situated off the west coast of Europe between the Atlantic.Ocean on the northwest and the North Sea on the east and is separated from the European continent by the English Channel (or La Manche) and the. Strait of Dover (or Pas de Calais). The population of the United Kingdom is nearly 59 million people. There are seventeen other countries in the world.with more people.. English is not the only language. But,some people speak Gaelic in western Scotland. Welsh - m,parts of northern and central Wales. • ; . The flag of the UK, known as the Union Jack, is made up of three crosses. The upright red cross is., the cross of St. George, the patron saint of England, the white diagonal cross is the cross of St. Andrew, the patron saint of Scotland, the red diagonal cross is the cross of St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland