Regions
Source: World Geography Games
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Great Britain, United Kingdom and the British Isles
Great Britain
Great Britain is not a country; its a landmass.
It is known as ‘Great’ because it is the largest island in the British Isles, and houses the countries of England, Scotland and Wales within its shores.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
It is a sovereign state that consists of four individual countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Within the U.K., Parliament is sovereign, but each country has autonomy to some extent. For the most part, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish parliaments defer to the U.K Parliament in “reserved matters” that deal with things like foreign policy and EU membership, but retain authority over “devolved matters” that deal with things like education and housing.
Though bound to the Crown and tied together in unity, the individual countries within the U.K. retain their own local identities and even their own regional languages.
The British Isles
The British Isles is the name of a group of islands situated off the north western corner of mainland Europe. It is made up of Great Britain, Ireland, The Isle of Man, The Isles of Scilly, The Channel Islands (including Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney), as well as over 6,000 other smaller islands.
In Summary:
Great Britain is not a country; its a landmass.
It is known as ‘Great’ because it is the largest island in the British Isles, and houses the countries of England, Scotland and Wales within its shores.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom is known as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
It is a sovereign state that consists of four individual countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Within the U.K., Parliament is sovereign, but each country has autonomy to some extent. For the most part, Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish parliaments defer to the U.K Parliament in “reserved matters” that deal with things like foreign policy and EU membership, but retain authority over “devolved matters” that deal with things like education and housing.
Though bound to the Crown and tied together in unity, the individual countries within the U.K. retain their own local identities and even their own regional languages.
The British Isles
The British Isles is the name of a group of islands situated off the north western corner of mainland Europe. It is made up of Great Britain, Ireland, The Isle of Man, The Isles of Scilly, The Channel Islands (including Guernsey, Jersey, Sark and Alderney), as well as over 6,000 other smaller islands.
In Summary:
- The United Kingdom (UK) – a sovereign state that includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
- Great Britain – an island situated off the north west coast of Europe.
- British Isles – a collection of over 6,000 islands, of which Great Britain is the largest.
- England – a country within the UK.