Great Britain

About Great Britain
Great Britain - England, Scotland and Wales
Capital city – London
Area –242 900 km²
Population – 59 755 700
Great Britain is the largest islands of the British Isles
Biggest capitals – London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Newcastle, Glasgow
Biggest rivers – Thames, Humber, Severn
Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles. It lies to the northwest of Continental Europe with Ireland to the west and makes up the larger part of the territory of the United Kingdom. It is the largest island in Europe, and eighth largest in the world. It is surrounded by over 100 smaller islands and islets. Although the UK government distinguishes officially between Great Britain and the United Kingdom, the former term (or simply Britain) is also widely used as a synonym for the latter. See British Isles (terminology) for clarification.
History
1066 to 1660, the Norman Conquest to Cromwell
1660 to 1918, Cromwell to end of Wold War I
Britain in the 20th Century

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