Great Britain

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Great Britain is the large island comprising England, Scotland, and Wales, historically central to the development of the United Kingdom and the British Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region
historical region
island
areaRank largest island in Europe
largest island of the British Isles
borderedBy English Channel
Irish Sea
North Sea
capital London, England
surface form: London
comprises England
Scotland
Wales
contains Pennines
Severn
surface form: River Severn

Thames
surface form: River Thames

Scottish Highlands
Snowdonia
country United Kingdom
currency Pound sterling
demonym British
drivesOn left
hasCallingCode +44
hasHeadOfState British monarch
surface form: Monarch of the United Kingdom
hasInternetTLD .uk
hasLegislature British Parliament
surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
highestPoint Ben Nevis
historicallyCentralTo British Empire
Industrial Revolution
historicalUnionFormed Kingdom of Great Britain
historicalUnionOf Kingdom of England
Kingdom of Scotland
historicalUnionYear 1707
language English
largestCity London, England
surface form: London
laterBecamePartOf United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
United Kingdom
surface form: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
locatedIn North Atlantic area
surface form: North Atlantic Ocean

Northern Hemisphere
Western Europe
partOf British Isles
United Kingdom
separatedFrom Ireland
continental Europe
separatedFromBy English Channel
North Sea
sovereignState United Kingdom
timeZone British Summer Time
Greenwich Mean Time
usesLegalSystem common law

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Rhode Island declaredIndependenceFrom Great Britain
Enlightenment science developedIn Great Britain
Commutation Act 1784 jurisdiction Great Britain
Tory country Great Britain
Second Coalition hasMember Great Britain
Saratoga campaign opponent Great Britain
Prince of Wales appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain
Empiricism geographicalOrigin Great Britain
this entity surface form: Britain
Western Approaches locatedOffCoastOf Great Britain
Mor Breizh locatedBetween Great Britain
Israel Putnam countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
Battle of Monmouth belligerent Great Britain
British Isles hasPart Great Britain
British Isles largestIsland Great Britain
British Isles hasMajorIsland Great Britain
Samuel Adams countryOfCitizenship Great Britain
Captain Thomas Preston allegiance Great Britain
Lord Barham allegiance Great Britain
Palladian architecture popularIn Great Britain
this entity surface form: Britain
Viscount Pitt associatedLocation Great Britain
Edwardian architecture usedIn Great Britain
this entity surface form: Britain
Henry Clinton allegiance Great Britain
Henry Hunt country Great Britain
Henry Hunt citizenship Great Britain
Lochgelly locatedInIsland Great Britain
Rail Delivery Group regionServed Great Britain
Chartism mainRegion Great Britain
King’s Theatre, Haymarket locatedIn Great Britain
Home Department appliesToJurisdiction Great Britain
Home Civil Service scope Great Britain
Diocletianic Persecution lessSevereIn Great Britain
this entity surface form: Britain
King George's War conflict Great Britain
Liberal National Party region Great Britain
War of Jenkins' Ear countryInvolved Great Britain