Упр.2 Юнит 8 Урок 3 ГДЗ English Кузовлев 10 класс

Explain the usage of the definite article with the name of the country in the first sentence of the seventh paragraph. Use GS, p. 214.

The definite article the is used with the name of the country because it is a plural form or a compound name of a country, for example: the Netherlands, the United States, the United Kingdom.