800 million people speak English in the world. 450 million are native speakers*.

1. The British Isles

Country	Nationality	Population	Capital	Sports	Currency*
England	English	50 million	London	football, cricket, rugby	Pound sterling*
Scotland*	Scottish	5 million	Edinburgh		Pound sterling
Wales*	Welsh*	3 million	Cardiff		Pound sterling
Northern Ireland*	British and/or Irish*	1.7 million	Belfast	hurling*, Gaelic football	Pound sterling
Republic of Ireland	Irish	4 million	Dublin	hurling*, Gaelic football	Euro

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Great-Britain (GB) is made up of: ? England, ? Scotland ? Wales.	The United Kingdom (UK) is made up of: ? Great-Britain ? plus Northern Ireland.

2. Other English-speaking countries

Country	Nationality	Population	Capital	Sport	Currency
The USA (composed of 50 states)	American	295 million	Washington	football, baseball, basketball	US dollar
Australia	Australian	20 million	Canberra	cricket, surfing	Australian dollar
Canada	Canadian	32 million	Ottawa	hockey	Canadian dollar
New Zealand	New Zealander	4 million	Wellington	rugby, cricket	New Zealand dollar

In some African countries and in India people speak English too.

3. More information about Great-Britain and the USA

	Great-Britain	The USA
Institutions	Monarchy (Queen Elisabeth II) Prime Minister Parliament	President (George W. Bush) Congress
Religion	Anglican Protestant Catholic	Protestant Catholic
Typical food	Fish and chips, Steak and kidney pie*, Eggs and bacon for breakfast	Pizzas, Chinese food, Tacos, hamburgers
What to read: famous^ writers**	Agatha Christie, Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, Arthur Conan Doyle, Robert Louis Stevenson	Jack London, Herman Melville, Mark Twain, Richard Wright
What to see*: famous monuments or places	In London: ? The Tower of London, ? Big Ben, ? Buckingham Palace, ? Westminster Abbey, ? St Paul's cathedral	Boston New Orleans San Francisco New York City The Niagara Falls* The National parks: ? Yellowstone ? Grand Canyon ? Yosemite
Famous names	Queen Elisabeth I Queen Victoria	George Washington Pres. JF Kennedy Pres. Lincoln
Holidays and traditions	Christmas Halloween Saint Valentine's day	Thanksgiving Independance day Saint Valentine's day

Vocabulary:

Native English speaker: personne dont l'anglais est la langue maternelle
Currency: monnaie
Pound sterling: livre sterling
Scotland: Ecosse
Wales: Pays de Galles
Northern Ireland: Irlande du Nord
Scottish: écossais
Welsh: gallois
Irish: irlandais
Hurling: jeu de hockey typiquement irlandais
Steak and kidney pie: tourte à la viande et aux rognons de b?uf
What to read: à lire
Famous: célèbre
What to see: à voir
Niagara Falls: chutes du Niagara

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