Of the 193 countries in the world, Great Britain has conducted military campaigns of one sort or another in 171 of them. In fact, the UK has invaded more countries than other nation in history.

Of the 193 countries in the world, Great Britain has conducted military campaigns of one sort or another in 171 of them. In fact, the UK has invaded more countries than other nation in history ...

Great Britain's only so big, after all. Which might explain why they've had enough spare time to do this: recreate the entirety of country in Minecraft, using over 22 billion blocks to map terrain ...

Close your eyes and imagine, if you will, the entirety of Great Britain in Minecraft. Now, open your lovely windows back up and head below, because it is not imaginary at all, but an actual thing.

Theatre map of Great Britain, by Sue Bunch. We are highlighting this map because it is becoming less common to find good quality maps created and shared in formats suitable for Google Earth.

The map depicts Britain’s power throughout history. During its history, Britain invaded the territory of more than 170 countries, equivalent to almost 90% of the world. Article continues below ...

Redrawing the map of Great Britain based on human interaction. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2010 / 12 / 101208172316.htm ...

That's the idea of an international team, who have created a social map of Great Britain. They used more than 12 billion landline calls to create a map of Britons' connections.