1 The total area of Great Britain is 240,000 sq. kms. 2 The population is over 56,000,000 people. 3   Great Britain is situated on two large islands, the larg­est of which is Great Britain, the smaller is Ireland. 4 Great Britain consists of four main parts: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. 5 The island of Great Britain is divided into two parts: mountainous and lowland. 6 Two 7 The larg­est is Great Britain. 8 Due to the moderating influence of the sea. 9 The biggest cities of Great Britain are London, Bir­mingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Manchester, Edinburgh, and Cardiff. 10 1215 years 11 The head of state is the Queen (or the King). 12 It consists of two Houses — the House of Lords and the House of Commons. The House of Lords consists of 1000 peers who are not elected by the people. The House of Commons is a nation-wide representative body which is elected by the people at a general election, within 5 years of the last election. 13 The main fields of British industry are machine-building, ship-building, metal­lurgy, and electronics. 14 official name — the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.