Take a study tour of Great Britain, officially named the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland! This island state, only separated from the European mainland by the English Channel, inspires, among other things, with the stone circles of
Air connections Great Britain’s largest airline is British Airways, which offers long-haul flights in all directions. Virgin Airlines is the second largest airline that also offers numerous long-haul flights. Other airlines are BMI and Easy-Jet. There are 471 airports of
Doctors and natural scientists William Grove (1811-1896) natural scientist, lawyer. Sir William Robert Grove was born in Swansea in 1811 and studied at Oxford. He became one of the two great discoverers of the fuel cell (together with CF Schönbein),
Eating in London The city of London is known for its extremely luxurious restaurants. In the center, they are in a row, and often it is celebrity chefs who are behind the concepts. In total, there are 70 restaurants in
Prehistory For UK prehistory, see prehistory sections under encyclopedias England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. History For Britain’s history from the Roman conquest 43 AD up to the association 1707 see Britannia and the history sections under the encyclicals England, Ireland,
Great Britain – key figures Area: 243,610 km² (of which land: 241,930 km², water: 1,680 km²) Population: 62.7 million people (2011 estimate, CIA). Composition: White 92.1% (of whichEnglish people 83.6%, Scots 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%), Blacks 2%, Indians