History of Great Britain

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England, Wales and Scotland are the three countries which form Great Britain (88,745 sq miles), which is the largest island in the archipelago off the west coast of Europe that also includes Ireland, the Faroes?, the Orkney Islands, and the Isle of Man.

England, Wales and Scotland are the three countries which form Great Britain, 229,850 km² (88,745 sq miles), which is the largest island in the archipelago off the west coast of Europe that also includes Ireland, the Faroes?, the Orkney Islands, and the Isle of Man.

	Revision 20 . . November 20, 2001 7:52 am by Eob [Metric conversion of area]
	Revision 19 . . November 17, 2001 10:01 am by Eob [For now avoided the "British Isles" issue until we come up with something better.]
	Revision 18 . . November 17, 2001 1:40 am by Paul Drye [Britain and Ireland probably isn't the best term in this context. See my facetious addition then head to Talk to help hash it out.]
	Revision 17 . . November 17, 2001 12:51 am by Eob [Changed "British Isles" to "Britain and Ireland" (Ireland is not British)]
	Revision 16 . . November 15, 2001 10:16 pm by Derek Ross [Why the Great in Great Britain]
	Revision 15 . . (edit) November 7, 2001 11:40 pm by Zundark [remove incorrect country code]