what is the diference between unitedkingdom and great britain?

Answer 1

Great Britain is the name of the island that contains Scotland, England and Wales.

The UK is the political union of those nations plus the outlying islands and Northern Ireland.

Answer 2

United Kingdom includes Nothern Ireland & Isle of Man

Great Britain Scotland, England and Wales only

Answer 3

I think great britain is the british isles, whereas the united kingdom encompasses all countries in the british empire ( now pretty much defunct) if you look in an atlas you'll find whats left.

Answer 4

i'm not a british citizent , but what i know is that great britain =england , scotland, wales while united kingdom is all those +northen Ireland

thats why they say the united kingdom of britain and northen Ireland

Answer 5

from http://en.wikipedia.org/
The terms with technical meanings are:

British Isles (as a geographical term) is the archipelago consisting of the island of Great Britain, the island of Ireland and thousands of smaller surrounding islands. This term can cause offence — see below.
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the official name for one of the two sovereign states of the British Isles
United Kingdom is a shortening of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In historical contexts, it is used as a shortening of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, which existed betwen 1801 and 1922.
Great Britain (as a geographical term) is the largest and most populous island of the archipelago.
Great Britain (as a political term) consists of England, Scotland and Wales, and includes those politically-integrated islands (e.g. the Isles of Scilly and Shetland). It is also the name of the kingdom that existed in this same limits from 1707 to 1801. It is sometimes incorrectly used to mean the United Kingdom.
England and Wales Is a political and administrative term referring to the two home countries of England and Wales, which share the same legal system. Between 1746 and 1967 the term "England" did legally include Wales.
Britain in its modern usage is the usual short form for Great Britain and also for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (or, in historical contexts, for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland).
British in its modern usage is an adjective for Britain (with the same ambiguity). Also the official term for citizenship of the United Kingdom; i.e. someone who is a citizen of the United Kingdom is officially called a British Citizen.
Éire (pronounced AIR-a) is the Irish name for the island or country of Ireland, from which the English name, 'Ireland', derives. The 1937 constitution of the political entity usually refered to as the Republic of Ireland, states that the name of the state is Ireland or Eire in Irish and this is still in force. In 1949 the Irish Parliament passed the Republic Of Ireland Act which does not change the name of the state but merely indicated that the state would be "described" as a republic
Ireland (as a political term) is the Republic of Ireland, the other sovereign state in the archipelago. Historically Ireland can refer to the land which became the Lordship of Ireland in 1171, and the Kingdom of Ireland from 1541 to 1801, and as a separate administrative unit within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland between 1801 and 1922.
Ireland (as a geographical term) is the second largest island in the archipelago; sometimes also the island of Ireland to distinguish from the political unit.
The Republic of Ireland is a sovereign state consisting of most of the island of Ireland. It became independent of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in 1922 under the name the Irish Free State, changed its name to Éire from 1937 to 1949, and became the Republic of Ireland in 1949.
Northern Ireland is that part of the island of Ireland which remained part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland after the Irish Free State gained independence in 1922.
Irish is the first official language of the Republic of Ireland; it is also the official term for citizenship of the Republic of Ireland, and an adjective for the island of Ireland.
These various terms can be confusing not only in themselves (partly owing to the similarity between some of the actual words used), but also because they are often used loosely or inaccurately.

Answer 6

UK includes N. Ireland & Isle of man

GB is actually ENGLAND, IRELAND (NOT NORTHERN IRELAND) SCOTLAND AND WALES

Answer 7

I did not realise that I thought they were the same thanks