Sister cities

Date		Sister City
1960		Tokyo,Japan
1980		Beijing,China
1982		Cairo,Egypt
1982		Madrid,Spain
1983		Santo Domingo,Dominican Republic
1992		Budapest,Hungary
1992		Rome,Italy
1993		Jerusalem,Israel
2001		London,1United Kingdom
2003		Johannesburg,South Africa
2005		Santiago,Dominican Republic
1. both Greater London and the City of London

New York City has ten sister cities recognized by Sister Cities International (SCI).^[173] The date indicates the year in which the city was twinned with New York City.

Like New York City, all except Beijing are the most populous cities of their respective countries.^[174]

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This article is about the island. For the state that existed from 1707 to 1801, see Kingdom of Great Britain. For the modern state, see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. For an explanation of terms such as "British", "United Kingdom", "England", "Scotland" and "Wales", see British Isles (terminology). For other uses, see Great Britain (disambiguation).

Great Britain
Native name: Cornish: Breten Veur English: Great Britain Scots: Great Breetain[1] Scottish Gaelic: Breatainn Mhòr Welsh: Prydain Fawr
Satellite image of Great Britain
Geography
Location	Western Europe
Coordinates	53°49′34″N 2°25′19″W / 53.826°N 2.422°W / 53.826; -2.422
Archipelago	British Isles
Area	80,823 sq mi (209,331 km2) (9th)
Highest point	Ben Nevis (1344 m)
Country
United Kingdom
England  Scotland  Wales
Largest city	London
Demographics
Population	approximately 58,000,000 (as of 2006)[2]
Density	approx. 277/km2
Ethnic groups	British, Cornish, English, Scots, Welsh

Great Britain is an island^[3] lying to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest in Europe. With a population of approximately 58.9 million people, it is the third most populated island on Earth. Ireland is to its west, and it is surrounded by over 1000^[4] smaller islands and islets.

It makes up the largest part of the territory of the sovereign state the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the term Great Britain is sometimes used inaccurately to mean the United Kingdom. England, Scotland and Wales are mostly situated on the island, along with their capital cities, London, Edinburgh and Cardiff respectively.

The Kingdom of Great Britain was the state resulting from the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland on 1 May, 1707 under Queen Anne. It existed until 1801 when Great Britain and Ireland united. The resulting United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland became the modern United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1922 with the secession of the Irish Free State.

Contents [hide] 1 Political definition 2 Geographical definition 3 History 4 Terminology 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Derivation of 'Great' 4.3 Use of the term Great Britain 5 Capital cities 6 Other major settlements 7 See also 8 References 9 External links