Great Britain
Great Britain From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the island. For the state of which it is a part, see United Kingdom. For the historical state, see Kingdom of Great Britain. For other uses, see Great Britain (disambiguation) and Britain (disambiguation). Great Britain Native names Great Breetain (Scots) Prydain Fawr (Welsh) Breten Veur (Cornish) Breatainn Mhòr (Scottish Gaelic) Geography Location Northwestern Europe Coordinates 53°50′N 2°25′W / 53.833°N 2.417°W / 53.833; -2.417 Archipelago British Isles Adjacent bodies of water Atlantic Ocean Area 209,331 km 2 (80,823 sq mi) [1] Area rank 9th Highest elevation 1,345 m (4,413 ft) Highest point Ben Nevis [2] Administration United Kingdom Countries England, Scotland, and Wales Largest city London (pop. 8,878,892) Demographics Population 60,800,000 (2011 census) [5] Population rank 3rd Pop. density 302 /km 2 (782 /