1 definition by delondres
Great Britain is a European country consisting of 4 constituent countries: England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The capital city is London (England). Great Britain also has 14 overseas territories and several dependencies.
Great Britain is a G8 country with one of the top 5 economies in the world. 4 of the top 10 (including the best) of the world's universities are located there (rankings; 2010). Great Britain came 4th in the Beijing Olympics.
Great Britain is a nuclear-armed superpower and one of the most tolerant countries in the world. Great Britain is responsible for penicillin, vaccinations, emancipation (Slavery was banned in England in 1772, and Great Britain in 1807), the English language, many world sports, basic human rights (the right to life, for instance, was first enshrined in the Magna Charta in 1215), trains, jet planes, modern armies, the computer, the internet, the phone, the television, and the first broadcasting services to go with it. Great Britain was also the only Allied country to fight from the beginning of World War II until the end, on all continents, against all odds.
Great Britain has a population of around 60 million. Around 92% of these are ethnically British (2002). The main language is English; minority languages include Welsh, Gaelic, Irish, Cornish, Scots and Ulster Scots.
Great Britain is a G8 country with one of the top 5 economies in the world. 4 of the top 10 (including the best) of the world's universities are located there (rankings; 2010). Great Britain came 4th in the Beijing Olympics.
Great Britain is a nuclear-armed superpower and one of the most tolerant countries in the world. Great Britain is responsible for penicillin, vaccinations, emancipation (Slavery was banned in England in 1772, and Great Britain in 1807), the English language, many world sports, basic human rights (the right to life, for instance, was first enshrined in the Magna Charta in 1215), trains, jet planes, modern armies, the computer, the internet, the phone, the television, and the first broadcasting services to go with it. Great Britain was also the only Allied country to fight from the beginning of World War II until the end, on all continents, against all odds.
Great Britain has a population of around 60 million. Around 92% of these are ethnically British (2002). The main language is English; minority languages include Welsh, Gaelic, Irish, Cornish, Scots and Ulster Scots.
Great Britain has fought mainly alone against overpowering forces of evil in World War II and against Napoleon, emerging victorious both times.
Great Britain has produced literally hundreds of cultural figures ranging from Shakespeare to the Beatles to Churchill.
Great Britain has numerous natural resources such as Oil and Gas (located primarily in Scotland and England) coal (Wales) and much more.
Great Britain is universally renowned to possess the most highly trained soldiers in the world, such as the SAS.
Great Britain has produced literally hundreds of cultural figures ranging from Shakespeare to the Beatles to Churchill.
Great Britain has numerous natural resources such as Oil and Gas (located primarily in Scotland and England) coal (Wales) and much more.
Great Britain is universally renowned to possess the most highly trained soldiers in the world, such as the SAS.
by delondres September 28, 2010