Great Britain
Great Britain (commonly shortened to Britain) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world..}} It is dominated by a maritime climate with narrow temperature differences between seasons. The island of Ireland, with an area 40 per cent that of Great Britain, is to the west—these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands and named substantial rocks, form the British Isles archipelago.Connected to mainland Europe until 9,000 years ago by a landbridge now known as Doggerland, Great Britain has been inhabited by modern humans for around 30,000 years. In 2011, it had a population of about , making it the world's third-most-populous island after Honshu in Japan and Java in Indonesia, and the most populated island outside of Asia.
The term "Great Britain" can also refer to the political territory of England, Scotland and Wales, which includes their offshore islands. This territory and Northern Ireland constitute the United Kingdom. The single Kingdom of Great Britain resulted from the 1707 Acts of Union between the kingdoms of England (which at the time incorporated Wales) and Scotland. Provided by Wikipedia
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821Published 1986.Other Authors: “…Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain)…”
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822Published 1976.Other Authors: “…Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain)…”
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823Published 1986.Other Authors: “…Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain)…”
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825Published 1968.Other Authors: “…Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain)…”
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826Published 1986.Other Authors: “…Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain)…”
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827Published 1986.Other Authors: “…Economist Intelligence Unit (Great Britain)…”
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828Published 1942“…Zionist Federation of Great Britain and Ireland…”
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829Published 1984.Other Authors: “…Centre for Economic Policy Research (Great Britain)…”
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830Published 1948-1968“…Christian Pacifist movement in Great Britain…”
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831Other Authors: “…Dock, wharf, riverside, & general labourers' union of Great Britain and Ireland…”
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832by Tillet, BenOther Authors: “…Dock, wharf, riverside, & general labourers' union of Great Britain and Ireland…”
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833Published 1945.Other Authors: “…Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux (Great Britain)…”
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836Other Authors: “…Dock, wharf, riverside, & general labourers' union of Great Britain and Ireland…”
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837Published 1954.Other Authors: “…Association of Ukrainians in Great Britain.…”
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