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  Countries of the European Union

  		UK flag (Audiovisual Library European Commission) UK
Capital: London
Language: English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
Population: 59 million
Currency: British pound

Head of state: Queen Elizabeth II
Prime minister: Tony Blair

Prime minister Tony Blair
Prime minister Tony Blair

Special dates:

  • St George's Day, 23rd April (England)
  • St Andrew's Day, 30 November (Scotland)
  • St David's Day, 1 March (Wales)
  • St Patrick's, 17 March (N Ireland)
Famous for:
  • Football
  • The Queen
  • William Shakespeare

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