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- Area: 80,823 square milesNationMaster Encyclopedia: Great Britain
- Eighth largest island in the worldNationMaster Encyclopedia: Great Britain
- Highest point: Ben Nevis at 4,406 feet above sea levelVisit Fort William: Ben Nevis
- Largest city: London, England
- Island population: Approximately 60 million (2007)National Statistics Online: Population Estimates
- The term Great Britain first used in 1603
- Also referred to as the British mainland
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Great Britain is the largest island in Europe and contains the largest portion of the territory that makes up the United Kingdom. England, Scotland and Wales all lay claim to a portion of the island and have their respective capital cities located there.
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Confusion in the Name
In modern times, the name Great Britain is often used to refer to the United Kingdom of Great Britain, rather than the island itself. Other times it may be used colloquially as a reference to the country of Britain all by itself. It is even used at times to encompass all of The British Isles, although it is the largest of thousands of islands within the archipelago. NationMaster Encyclopedia: Great Britain
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Great Britain Questions
Britain is considering making pubs change to plastic beer pints. Is nothing sacred? 4 AnswersWhile I can't answer this from the British point of view this does bring an interesting thought to mind, though it would apply to American bars only since Briti... read more
Vote: Susan Boyle Britains Got Talent the most popular video in the history of YouTube. 1 AnswerShe really has captured the hearts of millions of people - and the viral effect the video is having will only spur this on! I think she will go all the way and ... read more
Why does Great Britain descend into fascism in sci-fi ,as if it were waiting for an excuse. Why is this fear prevalent in British sci-fi? 1 AnswerIt's probably stems from George Orwell's novel 1984. Since the book was set in the UK and it became famous, a trend was set of having the UK being under the co... read more
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In 4 separate instances between Oct '87 and Feb '88, small pink frogs rained down from the sky on to parts of Great Britain. -- WTF?? Crazy!
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@shortmanship seems as tho bulmers and magners are the same http://www.magnerscider.com/great-britain/about-us/default.asp
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America's health care system is second only to Japan, Canada, Sweden, Great Britain, well...all of Europe.
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Advice from Grandma http://bit.ly/5vl60V (first Great Britain, then America, now China?)
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@Maroon75mrs Hiya, thanks very much for the tip - unfortunately I live in Britain so it's not gonna work but a great idea! Cheers. #16
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