What's the difference between Great Britain and UK?

Question

And what are they for? who is the leader of each one? and what countries form them?

Answer 1

Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles. It lies to the north west of mainland Europe with Ireland to the west and comprises the larger part of the territory of the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (usually shortened to the United Kingdom, the UK, or Britain is a country and sovereign state that is situated to the north west of mainland Europe. Its territory and population are primarily situated on the island of Great Britain and in Northern Ireland on the island of Ireland.

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy, with executive power exercised on behalf of the monarch by the prime minister and other cabinet ministers who head departments.

The current prime minister is Tony Blair of the Labour Party, who has been in office since 1997. At the 2005 general election, the Labour Party had a majority of 66 seats. However, it is now a 64 seat majority due to a by-election loss to the Liberal Democrats in Scotland.

Answer 2

All answers are correct so far, but a little history for you-

There are 3 names for England that are all used synonymously now. There is England, which is the Southeast portion of the largest of the British Isles, Great Britain, which is the whole portion of that Island- England, Scotland and Wales, and the United Kingdom, which is Great Britain plus Northern Ireland.

But way back when, all of these names had a different meaning. If you said England, you really meant just England- the "truly British in every sense of the word" part.

Eventually, England took over Scotland and Wales, which at one point were countries apart from England. At that point, the term Great Britain was coined to refer to the entire entity that was the largest of the British Isles.

Then Great Britain got into her Empirical stage. Colonies of Great Britain were part of the United Kingdom, which at one point included parts of Canada, Australia, India, South Africa, Ireland and other places all over the globe. The collective whole- every colony and Great Britain itself were referred to as either the British Empire or The United Kingdom. Now that these countries are all independent, the name has just become a synonym for the remnants of that era- Northern Ireland plus Great Britain.

As was said before, Tony Blair is the Prime Minister, and thus head of government.

Answer 3

Great Britain is the island that Scotland, Wales and England make up. United Kingdom is the same, but with Northern Island.

Answer 4

THEY ARE 2 NAMES FOR THE SAME COUNTRY WHOSE LEADER IS TONY BLAIR. JUST LIKE WE HAVE AMERICA ALONG WITH THE USA, IT'S THE SAME THING.