A few questions about British geography?

Question

1. What is the difference between Great Britain, United Kingdom & British Isles?

2. When you refer to England, do you by default also include Wales?

3. Does the British Isles include Ireland as well?

Answer 1

There's not a whole lot of difference between Britain, the UK, and the British Isles anymore. It's a little like the difference between states, regions, and territories in the US, although part of Ireland is not politically connected to the rest of the Isles while another part of it is.

The UK is made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, along with some territories like Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands.

Britain doesn't include Northern Ireland or the territories, it's just the main island.

England is separate from Wales, although the heir apparent to the crown of England is referred to as the Prince of Wales.

The British Isles includes both Northern Ireland and Ireland, along with Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. But, it's a geographic term, not a political one.

Answer 2

1. Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles and it is divided up into England, Wales and Scotland. The United Kingdom is a political entity, the country that covers most of the British Isles. The British Isles is a geographical term that refers to the group of islands off the coast of Europe, some include Ireland in this and some don't.

2. England and Wales are separate things. When referring to England it does not also include Wales.

3. Whether the British Isles includes Ireland or not depends on who you ask. Personally I think it does, it's only a geographical term and the name comes from what the Romans called the area. Some Irish people are offended by the use of the word 'British' though.

Answer 3

1. Great Britain is the largest island in the British Isles. It includes the countries of England, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom is larger than Great Britain, as it also includes Northern Ireland, plus many smaller islands in the British Isles, such as the Isle of Man, the Isle of Wight, the Channel Islands, the Hebridies, and the Orkneys.

2. England and Wales are two different countries, but they are both on the island of Great Britain.

3. Ireland is the second-largest island in the British Isles, after Great Britain. The northern part of Ireland is part of the United Kingdom, and the southern part of Ireland is an independent nation called the Republic of Ireland.

Answer 4

1. Great Britian, refers to the whole collection of British ownings. This a the most general term, and can be applied to colonial possessions, territories, and alos the islands proper. United Kingdom refers to England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. The British Isles to not refer to one specific nation but is a term refering to the geographic region surrounding England, Wales and Scotland, this includes Ireland etc. So, yes there is a difference.

2. When you say England you are not also refering to Wales, though both are in the United Kingdom. They are more like Canadian Provinces than States of the US, but are very separate bodies. Just as N. Ireland, and Scotland.

3. Ireland is one of the British Isles, however they are by no means a part of the country of Great Britian.

Answer 5

Reverse order: 3. Yes, but GB has no jurisdiction over Southern Ireland 26 counties (Eire - a republic), but do have over Northern Ireland (Part of Ulster) - six counties.

2. England is a separate country and Wales is also separate (joined by land only, by politics and government. There is a Welsh Assembly but MP's from Wales still sit at Westminster.

1. Great Britain comprises of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

United Kingdom comprises of the 'Kingdom' of Scotland, the Kingdom of England and the Principality of Wales.

The British Isles comprises of the island of England, Wales, Scotland and the whole of the island of Ireland.

Answer 6

The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (not to be confused with Ireland).

Answer 7

1) they are simillar
2) No wales is now a part of England before it was not.
3) Yes

Answer 8

Here is British geography; Very large island surrounded by lots of water.

Answer 9

1. nothing
2. no.
3. yes