Great Britain is an island[3] lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest in Europe. With a population of approximately 58.9 million people, it is the third most populated island on Earth. Ireland is to its west, and it is surrounded by over 1000[4] smaller islands and islets.
It makes up the largest part of the territory of the sovereign state the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and the term Great Britain is sometimes used inaccurately to refer to the United Kingdom. England, Scotland and Wales are mostly situated on the island, along with their capital cities, London, Edinburgh and Cardiff respectively.
The Kingdom of Great Britain was the state resulting from the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland on 1 May, 1707 under Queen Anne. It existed until 1801 when the Kingdom of Great Britain and the Kingdom of Ireland united resulting in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. This in turn became the modern United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1922 with the secession of the Irish Free State.
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