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Great Britain

Great Britain

Other native names
  • Breten Veur (Cornish)
  • Great Breetain (Scots)
  • Breatainn Mhòr (Scottish Gaelic)
  • Prydain Fawr (Welsh)
  • Albion

Satellite image, 2012, with Ireland to the west and France to the south-east

Location of the island of Great Britain

Location North-western Europe
Coordinates 54°N 2°W / 54°N 2°W / 54; -2
Archipelago British Isles
Water body Atlantic Ocean
Area

209331 km² [1]

Area rank 9th
Highest point Ben Nevis, Scotland[2]
Elevation 1345 m
Country United Kingdom

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Largest city

London
(pop. 9,089,736 in 2024)

Population 67,353,582 (2024)
Population rank 3rd
Density 294/km2 (761/sq mi) /km²
Languages Bòo Nàsàarà , Scots , Welsh, Bòo Scottish Gaelic, Cornish
Ethnic groups
List
Time zone

Greenwich Mean Time (UTC+0)
British Summer Time (UTC+1)

Great Britain nanta tsibiri akata North Atlantic Ocean manzài ma gàazàa tà gen mà nahiya mà Turài, akata ƴal tà Ingilan, ScotlandWales. Kà mâiwàa mà màalaa mà ƴali 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), dita ne gii tà mâiwàa mà waaɗi mà British Isles, mâiwàa mà waaɗi mà tsibiri mà Turai (European island), kà mâiwàa mà ɓannu à bàimàalaa.

  1. ISLAND DIRECTORY
    , United Nations Environment Programme. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
  2. A Beginners Guide to UK Geography (2023). Open Geography Portal. Office for National Statistics, 12 March 2024. A Beginners Guide to UK Geography (2023).
  3. Ethnic group. Office for National Statistics. 28 March 2023. Ethnic group.
  4. Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion. Scotland's Census. Ethnic group, national identity, language and religion.