What is the difference between Great Britain and the UK! And also if GB/UK is a country than what is England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland, because I thought they were also countries within the UK/GB. Why do we have so many names for this little Island of ours??
2007-01-05 06:05:18 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Travel ➔ United Kingdom ➔ Other - United Kingdom
Great Britain =
England
Wales
Scotland
United Kingdom =
England
Wales
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Commonly known as
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2007-01-05 06:32:57 · answer #1 · answered by sarch_uk 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used to wonder about that myself. Great Britain is the main island which incldues Wales, Scotland and England. The nation of the United Kingdom encompasses those plus Northern Ireland.
2007-01-05 14:11:54 · answer #2 · answered by hznfrst 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Great Britain and the UK are the same thing. England, Ireland, Wales, and Scotland were at one time all independant countries which have united to form the UK.
2007-01-05 14:12:14 · answer #3 · answered by louby lou 2 · 0⤊ 5⤋
GB=England+Scotland+Wales
UK=GB+Northern Ireland
UK is actually a cluster of the above Islands which were once independant entities.
2007-01-06 13:12:07 · answer #4 · answered by srinsrinsri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Type Great Britain into Wikipedia and it gives a really clear explaination!
2007-01-05 14:09:43 · answer #5 · answered by Jolly Jo Jo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
great britain and united kingdom are both the same...... and england, scotland and wales are individual countries but united together inone kingdom
2007-01-05 23:27:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
great britan is spelt differenter than the uk
2007-01-05 14:51:51 · answer #7 · answered by chelsea rule 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nothing significant!
2007-01-05 14:12:55 · answer #8 · answered by Davy B 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
ditto jo a's answer.
2007-01-05 14:10:15 · answer #9 · answered by chieromancer 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋