Fun fact 5 about Great Britain
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The first patron saint of Great Britain was Saint Alban, the first Christian martyr from the Romano-British period.
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Great Britain
United Kingdom
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209,331 km²
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United Kingdom
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of the countries England, Scotland and Wales. With an area of 209,331 km2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth-largest island in the world.
From the “Demographics” section
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Photo: Jeff Schmaltz, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC (Goddard Space Flight Center) · Public Domain