Is UK the political name of the union, and GB the physical name of the whole region?
If so, why two names? The United States is both the political and the physical name.
If not, please explain, thank you.
2006-10-20 10:40:21 · 9 answers · asked by f_vidigal 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
BUT THE FLAG IS THE SAME? THAT IS VERY STRANGE!!!
2006-10-20 10:45:43 · update #1
Ladymoonlight, your answer is the best, thank you.
I must add that Americans are the ones that think they are the greatest nation on Earth.
But they are not for sure; you would be surprised by how many barbaric and/or weird things are currently common/legal practices in the US! Again, you would be surprised.
And by the way, the Welsh flag is the prettiest.
2006-10-20 15:16:49 · update #2
Great Britain is a geographical term for the larger of the two islands in the British Isles. The one which consists of Wales, England and Scotland
The other island in the British Isles is Ireland. British Isles is a geographical term, its not saying that Ireland is part of Britain.
It is "Great" Britain as opposed to Brittany or Bretagne on the coast of France which is "Smaller" Britain.
This is not a political name, its a geographical term.
UK refers to England, scotland Wales and Northern Ireland.
Each of the countries within the UK has it own flag - Welsh flag, Scots flag English flag, Ulster Flag etc. The "Union Jack" is the flag which represents the UK as a whole but is used less today than the inidividual flags.
Douglas W
you are a rude, stupid ignorant American (showing yourself as a true Yank steroetype, ignorant and mouthy) and if "all" British/English people are "pompous" then "all" Americans like you are fat, stupid, burger eating, violent morons who deserved 9/.11. Not nice when its thrown back at you is it?
And yeah I'm Welsh not English before you start with the "English" insutls.
2006-10-20 10:51:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 3⤋
Other people have answered your first question. As for your supplementary, the flag is not the same. The flag you see today is the flag of the UK only, and dates to 1801 when Ireland joined the union. The flag of Great Britain (from about 1706) was also a union jack but did not have the red saltire (X) inside the white saltire, as the red saltire is from the flag of St Patrick.
If the two parts of Ireland are ever reunited they should remove the red saltire, but probably won't.
2006-10-20 11:37:34 · answer #2 · answered by Dunrobin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great Britain consists of England, Wales and Scotland and dates back circa 300 years.
The UK consists of the three countries above plus Northern Ireland and is a more recent union than GB.
2006-10-20 10:48:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
UK is England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is the first three.
2006-10-20 10:44:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
GB= Wales, England, Scotland
UK= Wales, England, Scotland and N.Ireland
2006-10-20 10:43:50 · answer #5 · answered by Welshchick 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
UK is stand for United Kingdom this is both political and physical name for the country. however, name great britain used when half of the world was under english rules. now its just the name. ppl still use it as both political and physical.
2006-10-20 10:45:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
you mean england?
by the way im AMERICAN, not new yorker.(and YES THERE IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE)
lady whatever the hell:Americans like you are fat, stupid, burger eating, violent morons who deserved 9/.11
wish i could afford to take a huge ad out in the times with your quote, limey. you pompous, pansy a55, whiny, powder puff chicken shyte never do anything country wanna be ee ah t c h
2006-10-20 10:47:19 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Yeah. Two guts is a balls
2016-05-22 05:53:11 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
One was forced at gunpoint to unite.
The other just thinks itself great.
2006-10-20 10:46:27 · answer #9 · answered by Duque de Alba 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋