Who are the Brits?

1. What is the difference between ‘The United Kingdom’ and ‘Great Britain’?

United Kingdom

United Kingdom of Britain (Wales and Scotland ) and Northern Ireland

Great Britain

does not contain Northern Ireland

2. What’s the population of Britain?

3. How about England, Schotland and Northern Ireland?

http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/customs/questions/population.html#pop

4. What languages are spoken in these countries apart from England?

4. What languages are spoken in these countries apart from England?

• Just over of a quarter of Welsh can speak Welsh• 13% of Irish can Speak Gaelic• Just under 2% of Scotts can speak some Gaelic

http://www.irish-sayings.com

5. What is the most practised religion in Britain?

• 75% have a religion• 72% are Christian (The church of England)• Almost 3% are Muslim• 1% are Hindu

881,000 attend church every Sunday

http://www.vexen.co.uk/UK/religion.html

6. What is the Commonwealth?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/country_profiles/1554175.stm

7. What are the wealthiest and least wealty parts of the UK?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/1859070.stm