Area of 244,820 square kilometres
Consists of the island of England, Wales, Scotland and the northern part of the island of Ireland.

Largest cities: London (capital - 7.62 million), Birmingham (1.01 million), Glasgow (637 thousand), Leeds (478 thousand), Manchester (466 thousand)

Regional capitals: Edinburgh (Scotland - 452 thousand), Cardiff (Wales - 311 thousand), Belfast (Northern Ireland - 268 thousand)

Ben Nevis

Mountains:
Highest in UK: Ben Nevis, 1,344 metres;

other peaks: Snowdon 1,085 metres and Scarfell Pike 978 metres.

Rivers: Thames, Severn