The severn is the longest river, but the thames is the most important, on which stands the capital of gb, london. britain is a highly developed country. it has a well-developed modern machine tool industry. it exports machinery, vessels, motors and other goods. one of the main industries is the textile industry and a lot of british textiles are exported. the climate of great britain is mild and wet. it is not so cold in winter and not so hot in summer. there is little snow in winter. great britain is a parliamentary monarchy. according to law the country is governed by the parliament consisting of the queen or king, the house of lords and the elected house of commons. in fact, the queen has no power in the country. the party which has the largest number in the government. the conservatives were in the government for 17 years. now the liberals have come. english is the official language of great britain. перевод