Great Britain

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UK The official name of Great Britain is the United Kingdom

UK

The official name of Great Britain is the United Kingdom of

Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the UK).

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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Population Its population is about 61 million people

Population

Its population is about 61 million people

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Capital Its capital London.

Capital

Its capital London.

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Country is The United Kingdom is an island country.

Country is

The United Kingdom is an island country.

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Total Its total area is 244,000 square kilometres.

Total

Its total area is 244,000 square kilometres.

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… The two main islands are Great Britain and Ireland.


The two main islands are Great Britain and Ireland.

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… It is situated on the British Isles which consist of


It is situated on the British Isles which consist of

more than 5,000 large and small islands.
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Geography They are separated by the Irish Great Britain is about

Geography

They are separated by the Irish Great Britain is about 1,000

km from the south coast to the extreme north and about 500 km across.
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…. The UK is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean in the

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The UK is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean in the north

and northwest and the North Sea in the east.The English Channel separates it from the mainland in the south. The Strait of Dover, 18 miles wide, separates it from France. Great Britain is separated from Belgium and the Netherlands by the North Sea, and from Ireland by the Irish Sea.
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… Historically, the territory of the United Kingdom is divided into


Historically, the territory of the United Kingdom is divided into four

parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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This is not very pleasant for the five million Scotsmen, three

This is not very pleasant for the five million Scotsmen,

three million Welsh and two million Irishmen who are not certainly English but are all British.
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England occupies the southern and eastern parts of Great Britain. It

England occupies the southern and eastern parts of Great Britain.

It has an area of 130,000 sq km. Scotland, covering 79,000 sq km, lies to the north. Wales, to the west, has an area of 21,000 sq km and Northern Ireland — 14,000 sq km.
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