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National Anthem

God Save the Queen
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God save our gracious Queen,
Long live our noble Queen,
God save the Queen !
Send her victorious,
Happy and glorious,
Long to reign over us,
God save the Queen !

O lord God arise,
Scatter our enemies,
And make them fall !
Confound their knavish tricks,
Confuse their politics,
On you our hopes we fix,
God save the Queen !

Not in this land alone,
But be God's mercies known,
From shore to shore !
Lord make the nations see,
That men should brothers be,
And form one family,
The wide world ov'er

From every latent foe,
From the assasins blow,
God save the Queen !
O'er her thine arm extend,
For Britain's sake defend,
Our mother, prince, and friend,
God save the Queen !

Thy choicest gifts in store,
On her be pleased to pour,
Long may she reign !
May she defend our laws,
And ever give us cause,
To sing with heart and voice,
God save the Queen !

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Scotland's National Anthem :

Flower of Scotland
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O Flower of Scotland,
When will we see
Your like again,
That fought and died for,
Your wee bit Hill and Glen,
And stood against him,
Proud Edward's Army,
And sent him homeward,
Tae think again.

The Hills are bare now,
And Autumn leaves 
lie thick and still,
O'er land that is lost now,
Which those so dearly held,
That stood against him,
Proud Edward's Army,
And sent him homeward,
Tae think again.

Those days are past now,
And in the past 
they must remain,
But we can still rise now,
And be the nation again,
That stood against him,
Proud Edward's Army,
And sent him homeward,
Tae think again.

Flower of Scotland,
When will we see
your like again,
That fought and died for,
Your wee bit Hill and Glen,
And stood against him,
Proud Edward's Army,
And sent him homeward,
Tae think again.

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The Welsh National Anthem :
Hen Wlad fy Nhadau
(Land of my Fathers)
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Welsh version :
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Cymraeg
Mae hen wlad fy nhadau yn annwyl i mi
Gwlad beirdd a chantorion enwogion o fri
Ei gwrol ryfelwr, gwlad garwyr tra mad
Tros ryddid collasant eu gwaed.

Gwlad Gwlad,
Pleidiol wyf i'm gwlad,
Tra môr yn fur i'r bur hoff bau
O bydded i'r hen iaith barhau

English version :
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Land of my Fathers, O land of the free,
A land of poets and minstrels, famed men.
Her brave warriors, patriots much blessed,
It was for freedom that they lost their blood.

Wales ! Wales !
I am devoted to my country.
So long as the sea is a wall to this fair beautiful 
land, May the ancient language remain.

Great Britain - Physical geography

			Area :	244 800 Km2
			Water :	1.3 %
			Lands under cultivation :	25 %
			Wild pasture lands :	46 %
			Forests :	12 %

	Min. Height : -4 m (Fenland)
	Max. Height : 1344 m (Ben Nevis)

Great Britain - Climate

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Great Britain - People
Nationality : British, English
Main language(s) : English

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Population (2005) :

60 154 000 people

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2005

Density :

246 people / Km2

Fertility rate :

1.74 children / woman

Life expectancy :

79 years

Urban population :

89 %


	Main cities :
	11 800 000 people		London (aggl.)
	7 300 000 people		London (capital)
	1 000 000 people		Birmingham
	728 000 people		Leeds
	612 000 people		Glasgow
	530 000 people		Sheffield
	483 000 people		Bradford
	464 000 people		Liverpool
	450 000 people		Edimburg
	428 000 people		Manchester
	400 000 people		Bristol
	390 000 people		Kirklees
	318 000 people		Cardiff

Great Britain - Economy

	Currency :	Pound Sterling (GBP) = 100 Pence
	Rate of exchange (Sept.2004) :	1 Euro = 0.676 GBP
	GDP (Gross Domestic Product), 2002 :	1557 billion dollars
	GDP per capita, 2002 :	25884 dollars
	GNP (Gross National Product), 2005 :	2263.7 billion dollars
	GNP per capita, 2005 :	37632 dollars

Great Britain - Miscellaneous information

CONSUMPTION (individual / year) (world rank 1997) :

- Potatoes = 100 Kg (2)
- Tea = 2.5 Kg (3)
- Chocolate (6)
- Beer = 100 l (6)
- Milk = 120 l (8)

MAIN NATURAL RESOURCES (world rank 2002) :

- Green peas (4)
- Currants (5)
- Carrots (7)
- Barley (9)
- Potatoes (11)
- Wheat (12)

- Sheeps (7)
- Wool (8)

- Natural gas (5)
- Potash (9)
- Oil (10)
- Coal (11)
- Nickel (12)
- Zinc (19)
- Deposits of oil (26)

OTHER RESOURCES & PRODUCTS (world rank 1997) :

- Beer (6)
- Cheese (8)

RECORDS :

- Great Britain is the 8th largest island in the world (228 273 Km2).
- 2nd longest tunnel in the world = Eurotunnel (England-France ; 49.9 Km).
- 3rd longest suspension bridge in the world = Humber (1410 m).

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