Great Britain is a country in the north-west of Europe, located on the island of the same name and also occupies the northern part of the island of Ireland and many smaller archipelagos. The official name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is one of the leading countries in the world, which is a parliamentary monarchy. The country has a land border with Ireland and maritime borders with France, the Netherlands, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Portugal (Gibraltar), Spain (Gibraltar), Iceland, Belgium and the Faroe Islands
