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Great Britain is the larger of the two main islands of the British Isles, the largest island in Europe, the 9th-largest island in the world and the 3rd most populated island on earth. It is also the second richest island in the world (after Japan).
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain) is a country that comprises the island of Great Britain, the northeast part of the island of Ireland and many small islands.
Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy
Government : Monarch:
Queen Elizabeth II
Queen Elizabeth II
Government : Prime Minister:
Gordon Brown
Gordon Brown
Population : mid-2006 estimate:
58,000,000 approximately
60,587,300 (22nd)
Population : Density:
277/km²
246/km² (48th) 637/sq mi
Currency:
Pound sterling (£) (GBP)
Pound sterling (£) (GBP)
Time zone:
GMT (UTC+0)
GMT (UTC+0)
Formation : Acts of Union:
1 May 1707
Formation : Act of Union:
1 January 1801
Formation : Anglo-Irish Treaty:
12 April 1922
EU accession:
1 January 1973
Area : Total:
244,820 km² (79th)
94,526 sq mi
Area : Water (%):
1.34
Population : 2001 census:
58,789,194
GDP (PPP) : Total:
$2.375 trillion (6th)
GDP (PPP) : Per capita:
$35,051 (13th)
GDP (nominal) : Total:
$2.660.7 trillion (5th)
GDP (nominal) : Per capita:
$38,624 (12th)
Gini? (1999):
36.8 (medium)
HDI (2005):
0.946 (high) (16th)
Internet TLD:
.uk
Great Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe and consisting of England, Scotland, and Wales. The term is often used as a synonym for the United Kingdom, but the difference between United Kingdom and Great Britain is that the United Kingdom also includes Northern Ireland and a number of offshore islands in addition to Great Britain.
