Yay !!! another" Flags of the world " card for my collection..This one courtesy of a good mate and fellow card swapper This is the flag of the United Kingdom..known as the "Union Jack" which is incorrect as it is the Union flag.. it is only the Union Jack when it flies from the" Jack staff" of a Royal Navy vessel.
Thank you so much Arnold.. I will reciprocate with an Australian ( FOW ) when the release one..trust that your trip to Ireland was a good one..and most enjoyable..
Posted London: 14 October : Arrived Sydney : 25 October : Traveled 11 days...thanks again mate..
The UNITED KINGDOM.:
COAT OF ARMS :The card shows in the top left hand corner The Royal Coat of Arms.:
UNITED KINGDOM : covers an area of 242,495KM2
POPULATION.: of the UK is 65,102,385
CAPITAL City is London.
UNIQUE : British Passports are issued in the Name of Queen Elizabeth II.. She herself does not have one !!
FAMOUS.:EARTHS SURFACE: Queen Elizabeth II is (as they say ) The legal owner of one sixth of it..
HISTORY : FORMATION.: On May 1st. 1707 came into being as England ans Scotland unite.
THE SHORTEST FLIGHT IN THE WORLD :!Less than two minutes and just over a mile long is between two Islands in the Orkney's UK.
POSTAGE STAMPS. INVENTORS.:The UK is the only country that is not required to name itself on its stamps.
THE LARGEST MAN MADE EARTHEN MOUND IN EUROPE .: 4750 ya, Silbury Hill Wiltshire.UK.
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