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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
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∙ 15y ago
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∙ 8y agoYou've opened a can of worms with this question. Great Britain (or just Britain) is the geographical name of the island - although close islands such as the Isle of Wight are usually included in the term. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political description of what the UK government governs. The British Isles is a geographical term that includes the whole of Ireland.
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∙ 12y agothe formal name for Great Britain today is the United Kingdom.
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What is the official name of Great Britain now?
The official full name of the country is 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' which is comprised of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It is very often just called UK or Britain. To complicate matters further, UK citizens' passports describe the holder as a British Citizen but the person will often refer to themselves as being English, Scottish, Welsh or Irish.
Great Britain is named for?
Britain comes from what is now Britanny in France. The name dates from when the English kingdom included large areas of France.
Where is Great Britain now?
Great Britain is an island off mainland Europe, and North of Africa and Americas.
Which European country explored and claimed much of what is now Canada?
France and later Great Britain
What cars are made in Great Britain now?
Click the link.
Where is the singer Tommy hunt living now?
Great Britain
What was the name of the roman name for Scotland?
The name Caledonia has often been applied to Scotland, It is derived from Caledonii, the Roman name of a tribe in the northern part Great Britain or what is now Scotland.
Where do most of the immigrants to Great Britain nowadays come from?
The majority of resident foreign-born migrants to Great Britain, now come from Poland.
The history of the present king of Great Britain is a history of what?
There is no king of Great Britain right now. The ruling monarch is Queen Elizabeth II
How big is US compared with Britain?
The US is 9,826,675 km2. Great Britain (the island) is 229,848 km2. The US is 46 times the size of Great Britain. However, the United Kingdom is sometimes referred to as Great Britain (as this was its name prior to the incorporation of Ireland, and now Northern Ireland). The US is 9,826,675 km2. The UK is 243,610 km2. The US is 40 times the size of the UK.
How did Great Britain get its nickname?
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What is the modern name of Brittania?
2000 years ago the Roman invaders of the largest of the two British Isles called the sourthern part Brittania (now England and Wales and the northern part Caledonia (now Scotland). England Scotland and Wales are now incorporated into Great Britain. Great Britain and Northern Ireland form the United Kingsom (UK) called "the UK"
