what the diffence between england and UK?

Question

can anybody give both countries details? I thought they are the same, but since I saw the flag it;s difference,why?

Answer 1

The UK means United Kingdom, and refers to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. England is just part of the UK.

Answer 2

UK consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Great Britain consists of England, Wales and Scotland

The full name is The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

King James VI of Scotland became King James I of England in 1603 putting both Kingdoms under the same King.

However both had seperate Parilaments till 1707 when an Act of Union declared England and Scotland to be Great Britain.

In 1801 an act declared Great Britain and Ireland to be Unified as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Once most of Ireland became Free of British rule the name United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was dropped for a time but then reverted to The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

Answer 3

England is a seperate country from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. All these countries together make up the United Kingdom.

The guy two below me is wrong. The Orkneys are part of Scotland as are the Hebridies and the Shetland Isles. He sounds like he's English as English people don't have a clue about Scotland, they think we all still live like Braveheart.

English have a joke name for each of the other countries, such as calling Scots Jocks, Irish Mics etc. We all have a name for the english: Tossers. But they're still better than the Americans.

Answer 4

The UK indicates England, North Ireland, Scotland and Wales. England is just a sole country that is part of the UK

Answer 5

UK stands for United Kingdom and is the same as Great Britain. Its the new name for Great Britain. Britain is England and UK is Gt. Britain. So, UK includes Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Gibraltar. Ireland (South not North Ireland) is separate from the UK. But, Gt. Britain or UK along with all the countries mentioned forms the British Isles.

Answer 6

For an explanation of terms such as Great Britain, British, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology)

England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom. It accounts for more than 83% of the total UK population, occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. Elsewhere, it is bordered by the North Sea, Irish Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and English Channel.

England is named after the Angles (Old English genitive case, "Engla" - hence, Old English "Engla Land"), one of a number of Germanic tribes believed to have originated in Angeln in northern Germany, who settled in England in the 5th and 6th centuries. This is also the origin of its Latin name, Anglia. It has not had a distinct political identity since 1707, when the Kingdom of Great Britain was established as a unified political entity; however, it has a legal identity separate from those of Scotland and Northern Ireland, as part of the entity England and Wales. England's largest city, London, is also the capital of the United Kingdom.

"England" is sometimes used incorrectly as a synonym for Great Britain or the United Kingdom, usually arising from innocent confusion over local geopolitical terminology.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom or the UK) is a country [1] [2] [3] and sovereign state[4] occupying most of the British Isles off the northwest coast of mainland Europe. Its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain, but it also shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland on the island of Ireland. The United Kingdom is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean and its ancillary bodies of water- the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea, and the Irish Sea.

The United Kingdom is a political union made up of four constituent countries, commonly termed the home nations: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. It also has several overseas territories, including Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands, while the Crown has a relationship with the dependencies of the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. A constitutional monarchy, the United Kingdom has close relationships with fifteen other Commonwealth Realms that share the same monarch – Queen Elizabeth II – as head of state.

A member of the G8, the United Kingdom has a highly industrialised economy and the sixth-largest gross domestic product (PPP) in the world [5]. It is the third most populous state in the European Union [6] and is a founding member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the United Nations (UN) where it holds a permanent seat on the Security Council. The UK is also one of the world's major nuclear powers. [7] Having previously been the hub of the world's most geographically expansive empire to date, it retains an important and influential role in international politics, helped by the dominance of the English language in global affairs and its close ties with the United States of America.

Answer 7

As explained many times above, england is a part of the united kingdom of england, wales, scotland and northern ireland.

The Union Flag is the flag of the United Kingdom. It is made up of the St George's Cross (England) which is a red cross on a white background, the St Andrew's cross (Scotland) which is a white x on a blue background and the St Patrick's cross (Ireland) which is a red x on a white background.

Thank you for your interest.

Another interesting fact: Scotland is by far superior to england in every possible concievable way.

Answer 8

The UK or United Kingdom is England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. England is the large mainland area. Wales is the sticky out bit of that mainland. Scotland is the bit at the top and Ireland is the smallish island to the west of Wales.

Answer 9

England is a lovely and wealthy country just far enough away from France to make it habitable. Due to Social responsibility, England allowed poverty stricken countries like Wales, Scotland and Norther Ireland to join up in a union, the United Kingdom. The people of England now subsidise the poor countries attached to the union, for which they get no thanks whatsoever.

Answer 10

England is the country of UK.