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contexts > geographicals > Europe > Great Britain
contexts > geographicals > islands > Great Britain
... > social science subjects > geography > geographic features > landforms > islands > Great Britain
... > social science subjects > geography > Earth science > physical geography > geomorphology > landforms > islands > Great Britain
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Great Britain  

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  • Great Britain, comprising England, Scotland, and Wales, is the “mainland” part of the United Kingdom, a collection of small islands on the northwest fringe of Europe. The population of Great Britain is about 58 million. [Source: Encyclopedia of Politics and Religion; Great Britain]

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