<Ul> <Li> BST (UTC + 1) </Li> </Ul> <Li> BST (UTC + 1) </Li> <P> Great Britain, also known as Britain, is a large island in the north Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe . With an area of 209,331 km (80,823 sq mi), Great Britain is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island, and the ninth - largest island in the world . In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 million people, making it the world's third-most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it, and together these islands, along with over 1,000 smaller surrounding islands, comprise the British Isles archipelago . </P> <P> The island is dominated by a maritime climate with quite narrow temperature differences between seasons . Politically, the island is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and constitutes most of its territory . Most of England, Scotland, and Wales are on the island . The term "Great Britain" often extends to include surrounding islands that form part of England, Scotland, and Wales, and is also sometimes loosely applied to the UK as a whole . </P>

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