TheUnitedKingdomislocatedontheislandsofWestEuropewithanareaof243,000squarekilometers.Ithasapopulationof58,830,000,anditscapitalisLondon.Itconsistsoffourcountries:England,Wales,Scotland,NorthernIreland,andsomeothersmallislands.ItisseparatedfromthecontinentofEuropebytheNorthSea,theDoverChannelandtheEnglishChannel.Alltheyearrounditismildandwetwithmuchrainandfog,especiallyinautumnandwinter,andtheaveragerainfallinayearisabout1,000millimetres.
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