The UK and Britain are slightly different. Britain, or Great Britain, is comprised of England, Scotland and Wales. When Northern Ireland is added, the country then gets its full name of The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
The people that live in the United Kingdom are also known commonly as Britons. They are also called Britishers by some people.
The UK is the nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It's also called British Isles and Great Britain.
The Union of the Parliaments Act of 1707 connected England and Scotland to form Great Britain. Wales was already ruled directly from London. Ireland was added in 1801 to form 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
The island of Great Britain consists of England, Scotland and Wales.The Sovereign State of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland consists of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Sometimes the UK is referred to as just Britain or Great Britain.(Great Britain is so called to distinguish from the part of France now called Brittany.)
In Great Britain, particularly in London, a subway is commonly referred to as the "Underground" or "Tube." This system is known for its extensive network of trains that operate below ground level. In other parts of the UK, the term "metro" may also be used to describe similar systems.
UK is a country that stands for United Kingdom also called as Britain. Its capital city is London. So London is located in UK.
cause its part of the united kingdom
The people that live in the United Kingdom are also known commonly as Britons. They are also called Britishers by some people.
It isn't. Great Britain (or Britain) is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, so some people might refer to Britain OR the UK and mean the same thing. London is the capital city of the UK in the same way that Washington DC is the capital city of the US.
No. The UK is in Europe and India on the Asian continent. UK means United Kingdom and London is its major city. The UK is also sometimes referred to as Britain or as Great Britain.
No. Paris is the capital of France. The capital of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is London. British people live in the UK.
Because they are known by both names, the United Kingdom & Britain. The UK and Britain are not exactly the same Great Britain is all the countrys that we own all over the world and the UK is england, scotland, wales and northern ire land or vice versa, but still hense why they say the United Kingdom of Great Britain.
The UK is short for United Kingdom and is alternately called Great Britain, Britain and England, but in actuality, each of these names stands for different things.
It does not have a nickname. It's just called the United Kingdom or the UK. (Sometimes it's wrongly called Britain or Great Britain.)
The UK is the nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It's also called British Isles and Great Britain.
It is sometimes mistakenly referred to as GB or Great Britain. That only includes England, Scotland and Wales. The United Kingdom includes that and also Northern Ireland. So the United Kingdom and Great Britain are not the same. People also make other mistakes like thinking England is the same as the United Kingdom or Britain.
Sometimes people mean them to be the same but Great Britain is in fact the island comprising the mainlands of Scotland, Wales and England while the United Kingdom contains all of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland.