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Question about United Kingdom
Is UK and England not same?
Is UK and England not same?
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- Country or region China
England, Scotland, Wales and North Ireland, four regions united to become the United Kingdom.
- Country or region China
UK contains England,Scotland,Northern Ireland and Wales.
- Country or region United Kingdom
England is a the biggest and richest part of the UK, but it is only part.
- Country or region Iran, Islamic Republic Of
- Country or region United Kingdom
@3rf4n Yes, although Great Britain is a more old fashioned way of saying UK
- Country or region United Kingdom
@3rf4n not quite- Great Britain is the biggest island. Northern Ireland is in the U.K. but not in Great Britain. At the olympics, Northern Ireland athletes often compete as part of an all-Ireland team. So you see Great Britain there.
- Country or region Iran, Islamic Republic Of
- Country or region United Kingdom
- Country or region United Kingdom
All the above answers are partly correct. The UK is the official name of the country which includes the semi-autonomous regions (also called countries inside the U.K.) of Wales, England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Great Britain is a name given to the Island of Great Britain (or the British Isles)
- Country or region United Kingdom
UK=England, Scotland, Wales
Great Britain=England, Scotland, Wales, Norther Ireland
- Country or region Iran, Islamic Republic Of
@happy_ Vice Versa
Great Britain=England, Scotland, Wales
UK=England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland
- Country or region United Kingdom
@3rf4n oh yes, sorry I got them the wrong way round
- Country or region United Kingdom
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