Great Britain

Great Britain is the largest island in Europe and the most populous island outside Asia. It contains England, Scotland, and Wales. It is separated from France by the English Channel and from other European mainland countries by the North Sea. To the west of it lies Ireland, which was all under the same monarchy, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, from 1801 till 1922 and has since been divided, with Northern Ireland remaining part of the United Kingdom.

The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man are not part of Great Britain.