Book is in French The UK in a Nutshell. How to quickly gain an in-depth knowledge of the United Kingdom while learning modern, specialized English vocabulary?. Twelve chapters written entirely in English go to the essentials: geography, demography, history, political institutions, elections, political parties, decentralization of powers, movements in favor of autonomy and the uncertain future of a "disunited Kingdom". The UK in a Nutshell will allow the preparatory class student, the Political Sciences candidate and the undergraduate university student to approach written and oral presentations by mastering the essential bases of the language, as well as the issues that face the United Kingdom in the 21st century. Solid lexical support written in French (more than 2,000 entries) is provided at the bottom of the page, and in the appendix are presented the essential facts to know about the four nations of the United Kingdom, in order to provide all candidates with a valuable and essential tool.