WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT GREAT BRITAIN The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland lies at the northwestern edge of Europe, separated from the European mainland by the English Channel, the North Sea, and the narrow Strait of Dover. It consists of the formerly separate kingdoms of England and Scotland and the principality of WalesŃwhich are collectively referred to as Great BritainŃand the six counties of Northern Ireland, which elected to remain within the United Ki...