Could somebody finally explain to me the difference between United Kingdom, Great Britain and the British Isles. Im sure I have known in the past as I am British but Im working in South Africa and people get confused when I say I am from Scotland but also Britain and also UK. Then I just confuse myself. I am quite embarrased asking this as I should know! I agree mindflux, people think Scotland is in England....thats the number one way to wind a Scotsman up!! I made the mistake a couple of weeks ago filling out a entry form at the border with Botswana. I put country of birth: Scotland, Nationality: British and my passport has United Kingdom (UK) on the front. This created confusion all round. In future I will put UK for all three.
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The United Kingdom is England, Scotland & Wales - Great Britain also includes Northern Ireland
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There isn't a difference between United Kingdom and Great Britain, they are the same thing. The british isles are the islands of Britain (like isle of man etc.) Essentially they all mean the same thing.
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The difference between Scotland, Great Britain, UK, and the British Isles. Scotland is a country on the island of Great Britian which it shares with two other countries, Wales and England. These three countries join up with a fourth country, Northern Ireland, to form the political entity of the UK. This is like the EU. Some countries are part of it, but they are still seperate countries. The British Isles contain the Republic of Ireland because they are on the same island region. To summarize... SCOTLAND IS COUNTRY GREAT BRITAIN IS ISLAND, UK IS GROUP LIKE EU.
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Assuming you're a U.K. passport holder, all you have to remember is what it says on the passport. 'The United Kingdom Of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.' Bear in mind that Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales and there you have it.
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Scotland = country Great Britain = island. Great Britain home to Scotland, England and Wales. United Kingdom = a union of countries. That being Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. People (Americans) think Britain = England. So I say I am from Scotland as do most.
