This will give you peace of mind, in that you can verify whether or not a professor has submitted a letter. It also gives you a polite way to ask a follow-up: I see that you haven't checked off the spreadsheet for X and it's due in three days.
Of the nearly 200 countries out there, the Brits have invaded all but 22. That is just about 90% of all countries! Mongolia, the Ivory Coast, Bolivia and Sweden are among the selective group of making it to 2013 without a British invasion. Here is the map showing where (pink) the British have invaded.
Great Britain, or Britain, is a collective term for England, Scotland and Wales. Strictly the term never included Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland is however part of the United Kingdom (of Great Britain and Northern Ireland).n 4 March 1972 a bomb exploded in the Abercorn Restaurant in central Belfast killing two people and injuring over 130; many of the injured lost limbs. The nature of the bombing and the extent of the injuries suffered meant that the attack left a lasting impression on the public in Northern Ireland.