| There are 2 countries in the British Isles: The UK and the Irish Republic | Countries |
| There are also 3 dependencies: Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man | |
| The UK is 4 countries: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales | |
| Great Britain is an island, not a country. It does not include N Ireland | |
| There are over 6,000 islands in the British Isles. Only 136 are inhabited | |
| The highest mountain in the British Isles is Ben Nevis in Scotland | Mountains |
| The 10 highest mountains in England are all in the Lake District | |
| The mountainous terrain of Wales helped defend it from the English | |
| Carrauntoohil is the highest peak on the island of Ireland | |
| Two thirds of the UK's mountains are in Scotland | |
| The Giant's Causeway in Ireland was made by crystalising lava | Landmarks |
| The 3 km Tay Bridge in Scotland is the longest bridge in the British Isles | |
| Stonehenge was built with rocks quarried 180 miles away in Wales | |
| The Cliffs of Moher in County Clare are Ireland's most visited attraction | |
| The clocktower known as Big Ben is actually named Elizabeth Tower | |
| 78% of the 68 million people in the British Isles live in England | People |
| The first "humans" arrived in the British Isles almost a million years ago | |
| 78% of Irish people are Catholics. In Britain its just 7% | |
| The biggest cause of death is dementia | |
| Life expectancy in the UK is 81.4. In Ireland it is 81.5 | |
| The largest lake in the British Isles is Lough Neagh in Northern Ireland | Lakes |
| The deepest lake is Loch Morar in Scotland. It's 310 meters deep | |
| Lakes in Scotland are "lochs", in Ireland "loughs" and in Wales "llyn" | |
| Loch Ness is famous the world over as home of the Loch Ness Monster | |
| The Lakes of Killarney in Ireland have their own monster - Muckie | |
| There are no snakes in Ireland. Legend says St. Patrick banished them | Wildlife |
| 4,000 species of beetle live in the British Isles | |
| There is a species of wren found nowhere but Fair Isle in the Shetlands | |
| The schely is a fish found only in the lakes of the Lake District | |
| The Snowdon lily is a flower found only in the mountains of Wales | |
| There are many native languages including Cornish, Gaelic and Shelta | Languages |
| 3,000-5,000 people speak Cornish fluently | |
| Welsh is over 1,500 years old - one of the oldest languages in Europe | |
| The most common tongue is English, a mix of German and other languages | |
| The Scottish Gaelic alphabet has only 18 letters | |
| The smallest city is St. David's in Wales. Less than 2,000 people live there | Cities |
| England has 51 cities, Ireland 8, Scotland 7, Wales 6, and Northern Ireland 5 | |
| Almost 10 million people live in London - 14% of the British Isles' population | |
| Aberdeen’s nickname is the Granite City | |
| London Underground is the oldest tube network in the world. It opened in 1863 | |
| The first fish and chip shops opened in the 1860s | Foods |
| A type of stew called "cawl" is Wales' national dish | |
| The main ingredients of haggis are sheep's offal | |
| Irish stew is made with root vegetables with either lamb or mutton | |
| England's national dish is roast beef so the French call Englishmen "les rosbifs" | |
| Irish post-boxes are green | Culture |
| Wales' nickname is "The Land of Song" | |
| William Shakespeare is the UK's greatest cultural icon | |
| Scotland is the birthplace and home of golf | |
| Robin Hood is a character from medieval folklore still culturally relevant today | |
