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Where and what is Great Britain?
England | Scotland | Wales | Great Britain | United Kingdom | British Isles Where is Great Britain? Great Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom. What is Great Britain? Great Britain is the official name given to the two kingdoms of England and Scotland, and the principality of Wales. Great Britain is made up of: England - The capital is London. Scotland - The capital is Edinburgh . Wales - The capital is Cardiff. Great Britain is divided into small regions called counties. The term Great Britain was first used during the reign of King James I of England (James VI of Scotland) in 1603, to refer to the separate kingdoms of England and Scotland. on the same landmass, that were ruled over by the same monarch. Despite having the same monarch, both kingdoms kept their own parliaments. Is Great Britain the same as the UK? No, Great Britain and the United Kingdom refer to different areas. Great Britain is very often, but incorrectly, used as a synonym for the sovereign state properly known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the UK for short. If you look at the full name of the UK, you will see that the UK includes "Great Britain AND Northern Ireland". Great Britain United Kingdom Great Britain is a political term which describes the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales, the three nations which together include all the land on the island. It is also a geographical term referring to the island on which the greater parts of England, Wales and Scotland are situated. England Wales Scotland Great Britain has an area of 229,850 km² (88,745 sq. mi.) and is the largest island of the British Isles. Origins of the names of England, Britain and the UK Click here to find out more about Great Britain.   Britain   England | Scotland | Wales Britain |Great Britain | United Kingdom | British Isles Other pages on the same theme Questions about the United Kingdom Where is the UK? What countries make up the UK? What is the official title (name) of the UK? Why is the whole of Ireland not part of the UK? How and why was the UK formed? Questions about the British Isles What is the British Isles? Questions about England Why does England dominate the UK?

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Mandy is the creator of the Woodlands Resources section of the Woodlands Junior website. 
The two websites projectbritain.com and primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk are the new homes for the Woodlands Resources.

Mandy left Woodlands in 2003 to work in Kent schools as an ICT Consulatant. 
She now teaches computers at The Granville School and St. John's Primary School in Sevenoaks Kent.

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