📙 Chapter 4: A Modern, Thriving Society

4.1.2 The regions of the UK and their characteristics

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The UK is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each has its own distinct character, culture, and traditions. England is the largest country and contains the capital, London. Scotland's capital is Edinburgh, Wales's capital is Cardiff, and Northern Ireland's capital is Belfast.

Key Facts

  • UK = England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
  • Capitals: London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast
  • Each country has distinct character and culture
The regions of the UK and their characteristics (illustration 1)
Illustration: The regions of the UK and their characteristics

The Crown Dependencies (Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man) are not part of the UK but are self-governing dependencies of the Crown. The UK also has several overseas territories, including Gibraltar, the Falkland Islands, and Bermuda. These territories have their own governments but the UK is responsible for their defence and foreign affairs.

Key Facts

  • Crown Dependencies: Jersey, Guernsey, Isle of Man — not part of UK
  • Overseas territories include Gibraltar, Falklands, Bermuda
  • UK responsible for defence and foreign affairs of territories
The regions of the UK and their characteristics (illustration 2)
Illustration: The regions of the UK and their characteristics

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  • āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞāϏ⧇āϰ āϰāĻžāϜāϧāĻžāύ⧀ āĻšāϞ CardiffāĨ¤
    • UK = āχāĻ‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϟāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞāϏ, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āφāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ
    • āϰāĻžāϜāϧāĻžāύ⧀āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast
    • āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ āĻ“ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇
  • āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āφāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āϰāĻžāϜāϧāĻžāύ⧀ āĻšāϞ BelfastāĨ¤
    • UK = āχāĻ‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϟāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞāϏ, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āφāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ
    • āϰāĻžāϜāϧāĻžāύ⧀āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast
    • āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ āĻ“ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇
  • Jersey āĻšāϞ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ Crown Dependency (Guernsey āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ Isle of Man āĻāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇)āĨ¤
    • UK = āχāĻ‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϟāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞāϏ, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āφāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ
    • āϰāĻžāϜāϧāĻžāύ⧀āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast
    • āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ āĻ“ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇
  • Crown Dependencies āϗ⧁āϞ⧋ UK-āĻāϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āύāϝāĻŧ, āϤāĻŦ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž Crown-āĻāϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦ-āĻļāĻžāϏāĻŋāϤ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻ­āϰāϤāĻžāĨ¤
    • UK = āχāĻ‚āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻ¸ā§āĻ•āϟāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ, āĻ“āϝāĻŧ⧇āϞāϏ, āωāĻ¤ā§āϤāϰ āφāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰāĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĄ
    • āϰāĻžāϜāϧāĻžāύ⧀āϏāĻŽā§‚āĻš: London, Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast
    • āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĻ⧇āĻļ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāϤāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ā§āϰ āĻŦ⧈āĻļāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻŸā§āϝ āĻ“ āϏāĻ‚āĻ¸ā§āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇

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