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Contents 1 Parent topics 2 Subtopics 2.1 Nations 2.2 Capital cities 2.3 Regions 3 Other related topics 3.1 Language 3.2 People 3.3 Music

Parent topics

• United Nations
• Europe
• European Union
• Commonwealth of Nations

Subtopics

Nations

• Great Britain [r]: The largest part of the United Kingdom, comprising England, Scotland, Wales and islands immediately off their coasts. [e]
• Countries of the United Kingdom [r]: Add brief definition or description

England [r]: The largest and southernmost country in the United Kingdom, and location of the largest city and seat of government, London; population about 51,000,000. [e] Scotland [r]: A country that forms the northernmost part of the United Kingdom; population about 5,200,000. [e]

Wales [r]: A country of the United Kingdom that historically was considered a principality; population about 3,000,000. [e] Northern Ireland [r]: Part of the United Kingdom comprising six of the nine counties of the Irish province of Ulster; population about 1,800,000. [e]

Capital cities

London [r]: The capital of the United Kingdom and England. [e] Edinburgh [r]: The capital of Scotland. [e]

Cardiff [r]: (population 320,000) The capital of Wales. [e] Belfast [r]: The capital of Northern Ireland and the second-largest city on the island of Ireland. [e]

Regions

• Subdivisions of the United Kingdom
• Regions of England
• Council areas of Scotland

Other related topics

Language

English language [r]: A West Germanic language widely spoken in the United Kingdom, its territories and dependencies, Commonwealth countries and former colonial outposts of the British Empire; has developed the status of a global language. [e] Welsh language [r]: A Brythonic Celtic language spoken mainly in Wales and Patagonia, Argentina. [e]

Scots language [r]: A West Germanic language spoken in southern Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland. [e] Scottish Gaelic language [r]: A Goidelic Celtic language spoken in Scotland and Canada. [e] Irish language [r]: A Goidelic Celtic language spoken mainly on the island of Ireland and in Canada. [e]

People

• Scottish people [r]: A nation and an ethnic group indigenous to Scotland. [e]

Music

• The Beatles [r]: English rock band of the 1960's. [e]
• British Invasion [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Benjamin Britten [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Capercaillie (band) [r]: A Scottish folk band, founded by Donald Shaw and Karen Matheson in 1984, that performed the first Gaelic song to enter the Top 40 in the UK. [e]
• Celtic music [r]: The traditional or folk music that originates from countries or regions that, until a few hundred years ago, used Celtic languages, and especially Ireland and Scotland. [e]
• Gustav Holst [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Elton John [r]: Add brief definition or description
• The Kinks [r]: British rock band formed in the 1960's. [e]
• Pink Floyd [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Queen (rock band) [r]: A rock band formed in 1970 in London, United Kingdom. [e]
• Queen's Medal for Music [r]: Add brief definition or description

• Ralph Vaughan Williams [r]: Add brief definition or description