Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo Velike Britanije i Sjeverne Irske (eng. United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) država je u zapadnoj Europi, obično poznata kao Ujedinjeno Kraljevstvo (eng. United Kingdom), neslužbeno kao Velika Britanija (eng. Great Britain) ili samo kao Britanija (eng. Britain).Ujedinjeno je Kraljevstvo nastalo nizom Zakona o uniji (Act of Union), koji su …

Computation of the AQI requires an air pollutant concentration over a specified averaging period, obtained from an air monitor or model.Taken together, concentration and time represent the dose of the air pollutant. Health effects corresponding to a given dose are established by epidemiological research. Air pollutants vary in potency, and the function used to convert from …

O Tratado de União de 1707 declarou que os reinos de Inglaterra e Escócia estavam "unidos em um reino sob o nome de Grã-Bretanha", embora o novo Estado também seja referido no tratado Reino Unido da Grã-Bretanha e Reino Unido. [20] [21] O termo "Reino Unido" era usado de forma informal durante o século XVIII e o país era ocasionalmente referido como "Reino …

General (or full general to distinguish it from the lower general officer ranks) is the highest rank achievable by serving officers of the British Army.The rank can also be held by Royal Marines officers in tri-service posts, for example, General Sir Gordon Messenger the former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.It ranks above lieutenant-general and, in the Army, is subordinate to the rank …

The 46th Infantry Division was a British Army infantry division formed during the Second World War that fought during the Battle of France, the Tunisian Campaign, and the Italian Campaign.In March 1939, after Germany re-emerged as a significant military power and occupied Czechoslovakia, the British Army increased the number of divisions in the Territorial Army (TA) …

In the United Kingdom, a Chief Medical Officer (CMO) is the most senior government advisor on matter relating to health.There are four CMOs in the United Kingdom who are appointed to advise their respective governments: His Majesty's Government (CMO for England and medical adviser to the United Kingdom government); Scottish Government; Welsh Government

The 3rd Parachute Brigade was an airborne forces brigade raised by the British Army during the Second World War.The brigade was initially part of the 1st Airborne Division, but remained in Britain when that division was sent overseas, and became part of the 6th Airborne Division, alongside 5th Parachute Brigade and 6th Airlanding Brigade.. The brigade first went into action …

In England and Wales (but not Scotland), a public school is a fee-charging endowed school originally for older boys. They are "public" in the sense of being open to pupils irrespective of locality, denomination or paternal trade or profession.In Scotland, a public school is synonymous with a state school in England and Wales, and fee-charging schools are referred to as private …

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF) was a United Kingdom government department created by the Board of Agriculture Act 1889 (52 & 53 Vict. c.30) and at that time called the Board of Agriculture, and then from 1903 the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, and from 1919 the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries.It attained its final name in 1955 with the …

On ceremonial occasions the Life Guards wear a scarlet tunic, a metal cuirass and a matching helmet with a white plume worn bound on the top into an 'onion' shape; the exceptions to this are the regiment's trumpeters, who wear a red plume, and farriers, who wear blue tunics and have a black plume. In addition, the Life Guards wear their chin strap below their lower lip, as opposed …