Hey there! Here is The Difference between UK, Great Britain, England, and British Isles, coz I bet many of us got confused about this
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Why is England or the UK sometimes called Britain?
"England" is sometimes, wrongly, used in reference to the whole United Kingdom, the entire island of Great Britain (or simply Britain), or indeed the British Isles. This is not only incorrect but can cause offence to people from other parts of the UK.
Nationality of British People
Many people think that 'English' is the same as 'British'. It is not!
People who are English are from the country of England. On the other hand, British people are people who live in Great Britain (Britain) and the UK. All though everyone in the UK has a British citizenship they have different nationalities.
England is only one of the three countries in Britain (Scotland, England and Wales). The Scots and the Welsh sometimes get angry when they are referred to as 'English'. They do not live in England and they have their own parliaments, so why should they take their identity from England? They have their own identity.
There are often distinct differences between people living in each of the three countries in Britain. This is because different groups of people tend to develop their own customs and way of life. National identity and citizenship are not always the same thing in Great Britain or the UK.Most white people born in Great Britain, although British citizens, do not regard themselves as British and prefer to state their national identity as English, Scottish or Welsh.
ENGLAND
People born in England are called English or British and can say that they live in England, Britain and/or the UK. Most people in England tend to say they are British rather than English.
SCOTLAND
People born in Scotland are called Scottish or British and can say that they live in Scotland, Britain and/or the UK.
Most people in Scotland will say they are Scottish rather than British
Most people in Scotland will say they are Scottish rather than British
WALES
People born in Wales are called Welsh or British and can say that they live in Wales, Britain and/or the UK. Most people in Wales will say they are Welsh rather than British.
England, Scotland, Wales, Great Britain refer to different 'parts of the UK. The British Isles includes many islands not even part of the UK. The diverse history of England, Scotland and Wales has led to very different cultural traditions; The Scots and Welsh have right to feel aggrieved whenever the term 'English' is used wrongly, to mean all three.
Countries within a Country - The United Kingdom
The name United Kingdom refers to the union of what were once four separate countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland (though most of Ireland is now independent, only Northern Ireland remains part of the UK). The UK's full and official name is the "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland"
History of the making of the UK
1536 - Act of Union joins England and Wales
1707 - Act of Union unites Scotland and England, together with Wales to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.
1801 - The Irish Parliament voted to join the Union. The then Kingdom of Great Britain becomes the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
1922 - Name changed to United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, when most of the Southern counties in Ireland choose independence.
Great Britain
Great Britain is an island lying off the western coast of Europe, comprising the main territory of the United Kingdom, is the official name given to the two kingdoms of England and Scotland, and the principality of Wales.
Great Britain is made up of:
England - The capital is London.
Scotland - The capital is Edinburgh .
Wales - The capital is Cardiff.
Great Britain is divided into small regions called counties.
Is Great Britain the same as the UK?
No, Great Britain and the United Kingdom refer to different areas.
Great Britain is very often, but incorrectly, used as a synonym for the sovereign state properly known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland or the UK for short.
If you look at the full name of the UK, you will see that the UK includes Great Britain AND Northern Ireland.
Great Britain
United Kingdom (UK)
Great Britain is a political term which describes the combination of England, Scotland, and Wales, the three nations which together include all the land on the island. It is also a geographical term referring to the island on which the greater parts of England, Wales and Scotland are situated. Great Britain has an area of 229,850 km² (88,745 sq. mi.) and is the largest island of the British Isles.
Is Great Britain the same as Britain?
Sometimes people use the shorten name Britain instead of Great Britain, to mean the same thing, but really Britain only refers to England and Wales.
The name Britain goes back to Roman times when they called England and Wales "Britannia" (or "Britannia Major", to distinguished from "Britannia Minor", ie Brittany in France). The Roman province of Britannia only covered the areas of modern England and Wales. The area of modern Scotland was never finally conquered.
The British Isles
1.What Is British Isles?
The British Isles is a geographically term which includes two large islands, Great Britain and Ireland, and 5,000 small islands, most notably the Isle of Man which has its own parliament and laws.
2.What is the largest British Isles island?
The largest island in the British Isles is Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland).
The British Isles are occupied by two nations:
1. United Kingdom - a union of:
- England
- Scotland
- Wales
-Northern Ireland
2.Republic of Ireland
Label a map of the British Isles
The Irish Sea separates Britain and Ireland.
The islands in the British Isles:
-The British Isles consists of the following islands:
- Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales)
- Ireland (the Republic of Ireland)
A country west of England across the Irish Sea (not part of the United Kingdom)
- Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom)
- The Orkney and Shetland Islands
Islands off the northeast coast of Scotland
- The Isle of Man
An island in the Irish Sea
- Hebrides (including the Inner Hebrides, Outer Hebrides and Small Isles) All are islands off the northwest coast of Scotland
- The Isle of Wight
An island off the southern coast of England
- Isles of Scilly
An island off the southwest coast of England
- Lundy Island
An island off the southwest coast of England
- The Channel Islands
A group of small islands in the English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France. The principal islands of the group include Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.
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