Durdle Door Durdle Door is one of Dorset’s most photographed landmarks and is visited by around 200,000 visitors annually. The extraordinary limestone formation is located on the Lulworth Estate in South Dorset on the southern English chalk coast, also known as the Jurassic Coast. The coastline is of such international […]

(United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). Island state of northwestern Europe (242,507 km²). Capital: London. Administrative division: 41 counties (England); 22 unitary districts (Wales); 32 unitary districts (Scotland); 26 districts (Northern Ireland). Population: 63,105,654 (2013 estimate). Language: English. Religion: Anglicans 43.5%, Protestants 10%, Catholics 9.8%, other Christians 1.7%, […]

One common misconception about England is that England is part of Great Britain, which is made up of England, Scotland, and Wales. Together with Northern Ireland and some overseas territories, the correct name for the entire state is: “United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”. But it is the […]

The United Kingdom in 2002 was a constitutional monarchy with Queen Elizabeth II as its Head of State. It was composed of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The population of the UK at that time was approximately 59 million people and its official language was English. The […]

Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland. For a long time, Belfast was synonymous with murder, terror, hatred and destruction. The Northern Ireland conflict, which was primarily a dispute between the Irish Catholic Republicans and the Protestant Union, had claimed many lives. For some time now there has been silence […]