The United Kindom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is situated on the British Isles.They lie to the north-west of Europe.The United Kingdom consists of four parts. England, the central part, occupies the most of the island of Great Britain. To the west lies Wales and to the north the third part of the cjuntry, Scotland, is situated. Great Britain is a cjuntry of forests and plains. The longest rivers are the Thames and the Severn.