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Introduction to the United Kingdom

          The United Kingdom or as we all know it as England consists of 4 countries; England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, 3 of the countries shares one land called Great Britain, whereas, Northern Ireland has been divided to the west by the Irish sea.

          England is a developed country, whether its culture, art, industrial and education, especially in education. England has been ranked as one of the best educational place in the world, with many libraries, research and development centers for people interested.

          It is to no wonder that there are many interested candidates applying to study in England. With its long decade of political system, England is said to have gorgeous national scenery involving old crafts, castles and palaces.

Geography
          Even though England does not have much land, the landscape still varies as the North and the West consists of many mountains, whereas the South and East is plain field.

Climate
          England is a country that the weather has high variations. The interesting information about the climate in England is that, even though the country has a small area the weather is not shared all over; the west has more rain and much warmer than in the east or the north is much colder than the south. There are 4 seasons; fall, spring, summer and winter.

Language, population, religion
          English is a worldwide language used around the world, furthermore, there are many different races, nationalities, cultures and religions like; Muslims, Jews, Christians, etc. This is because there are many migrates living in the country, the overall population is around 60 million people.

(Source: http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/population.html)

Administrative system
Political administration is divided into 6 areas:

1. London and the outskirts
2. Single administrator
3. Council area
4. Precinct capital
5. Precinct
6. North Ireland

Currency
          Monetary unit in England is called pounds sterling (GBP) or “ω” 1 pound sterling = 100 penny (p)Bank notes available 50, 20, 10, 5,
Coins available 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p และ 1p
1 pound sterling = 68 Baht (Exchange rate)