Lesson 2 Chapter 2 Geography of the United Kingdom

?Unwritten, partly statues, partly common law and practice. ?Highest court:

?House of Lords, High Court of Judiciary (Scottish criminal cases only) ?Armed forces: ?Army, Navy, Air Force ?First– level political divisions:

?England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ?Each has its separate units of local government ?PRC:

?23 provinces, 5 autonomous regions, 2 special administrative regions, and 4 municipalities

Economy

?UK PRC ?GDP (in US $ ) GDP (in US $ ) ?$1.8 trillion(2003) $1,417 billion(2003)

?GDP per capita (in US $ ) GDP per capita (in US $ ) ?$30,250(2003) $1,100(2003)