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The flag is made up of the crosses of the patron saints of England, Scotland and Ireland.

England is represented by a red cross on a white field

Scotland is represented by a white diagonal cross on a blue background Ireland is represented by a red diagonal cross on a white field

United Kingdom map

The population of the United Kingdom of Great Britian and Northern Ireland is 60,270,708, that is the registered account, there are many more people, such as assylum seekers.

the average life expectancy for males is 75 years old, for females it is 80 years old.

there are 34,000 people in the U.K. living with aids.

The literacy rate in the U.K. is 99%

17% of the population lives below the poverty line.

the unemployment rate is 5%.

There are more mobile phones in use than land lines.

Internet users total 25 million people.

There are 471 airports in the U.K., of that figure 334 are paved.

The government spends $42,836.500 (million) on the armed services.

The Crusades

4000 to 1500 BC* stone age man, the first farmers, Stonehenge .

1500 BC to 43 AD* the age of hill forts and the Celts.

43 AD to 410 AD* Roman Britain, they came, they saw, they conquered.

410 to 1066* the Romans leave, the Anglo Saxons arrive, the Normans conquer.

1066 to 1154* the Normans consolidate their conquest.

1154 to 1485* the Middle Ages, the land is without a king.

1485 to 1603* Henry VIII, Elizabeth I and the Tudors.

1603 to 1660* the divine right of kings to rule, king Charles the 1st beheaded.

1660 to 1715* Restoration and Revolution, the beginning of Empire.

1715 to 1815* The German Georges rule Britain.

1600 to 1783* Britain in North America, Captain Cook explores the Pacific.

1815 to 1914* Peace and prosperity, the growth of Empire.

1914 to 1918* The First World War(The great war).

1918 to 1939* the after effects of World War I, the General Strike.

1939 to 1945* The second world war(WW2).

1945 to 2000* Post War Britain - loses an Empire, looks for a role.

• Pros:Everything catered for in this small country
• Cons:crowded, weather, cost of living
• In a nutshell:Small, costly but well worth a visit