What is the difference between United Kingdom and Great Britain?
 

Some of the internet traffic comes from .UK and some traffic comes from .GB according to counters. So what is the difference?

I believe Great Britain only covers the main island and The UK also includes the smaller islands like Guernsey and Jernsey...

and Northern Ireland I guess..

There is no difference. UK and Great Britain are both the same.
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Great Britain = England, Scotland, and Wales

UK = England, Scotland, Wales + Northern Ireland

I doubt the traffic is actually coming from .gb. The .gb tld hasn't been used for quite some time.

what about the republic of ireland?

What about it?

The Republic of Ireland is an independant country, and not part of the UK.

so, what about the smaller islands like Guernsey and some of the old colonies?

There is no difference - UK and GB are interchangeable and refer to the same geographic area

They have their own TLDs

Gurensey, Jersey and other small Islands in the English Channel are part of the UK. The Channel Isles.
Dont know if we have colonies any more. Great Britain used to rule half the world.

You sure about that?

This is the correct answer..........

On our passports it says United Kingdon of Great Britain & N.Ireland

Thanks, I have always wanted to clarify this :thumbsup

Yes man.
I've lived here all my life

I had no idea that it was divided that way.

So you're sure that Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man are part of the UK?

Assuming you're correct, and Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man are part of the UK, then can you explain why they are not part of the European Union?

Yeah they are man.
They are part of the British Isles, and are part of the European Union.

:thumbsup

Some people seem to disagree with you


"The Channel Islands have a special relationship with the UK They are not part of the UK"
http://www.immigration.gov.je/europe5.asp

Q Is the Isle of Man Part of the United Kingdom?
A No, the Isle of Man is an ancient Kingdom and has never been part of the United Kingdom.
http://www.gov.im/infocentre/faqs/im...tionalfaqs.xml

Guernsey is not part of the United Kingdom
http://www.jerseylegalinfo.je/Public...g_article.aspx

Jersey is not part of the European Union
http://www.volaw.com/pg350.htm

Guernsey is not part of the EU
http://www.opta.guernsey.net/gue_1.html

The Isle of Man is not part of the European Union
http://www.isle-of-man.com/generalin...on&legal.shtml

Well you have obviously done your homework, and know more than me!
:)

What do English people call an English Muffin? ..A Muffin?

ok, i didn't know that...

What do the French people call the French fries? Fries?

Pommes frites.

What about the Falklands and Gibraltar?
Are they not part of the UK?
... but not GB ;)

A crumpet :thumbsup

Here's what Wikipedia says about Great Britain:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Britain

This thread reminds me about the difference between Holland and The Netherlands.

Or the infamous "What is/isnt an asian" thread :1orglaugh

educational thread indeed

yeah, where some people claimed only orientals were asian :1orglaugh

How are hot dogs made ?

My take on this if my memory serves me correctly...

Great Britain is the main island (england, Scotland, Wales).

United Kingdom is the above with Northern Ireland.

British Isles incorporates the Channel Islands & Isle of Man who have semi autonomous governments and their own laws.

Gibraltar & Falklands are British dependencies/territories, theres also a few Caribbean islands that still fall under this as well.

The commonwealth is now rather archaic and more ceremonial but includes a lot of the former territories.

It's not "patates frites"!

I prefer United Kingdom instead, coz it speaks for the entire country.

I know ya ain't being cynical zentz :winkwink:

Neither am I... it's kinda sad :(

i never really knew this thanks

Crumpet has a nice ring to it... I like it

Them's fightin' words.

.ie by the way.

Cute, but wrong...

An "english" muffin becomes simply a muffin, and a crumpet is something else entirely.

Breakfast is one of the trickiest meals of the day in terms of food being renamed. What americans call biscuits, brits call scones (and usually have them with afternoon tea, not breakfast). BTW British biscuits are what americans call cookies and there, cookies usually only refers to big, US-recipe cookies. Pancakes in the UK are thin, like French crepes, while over there, what Americans call pancakes are (Scottish) griddle or drop scones and usually made smaller, say 2 to 4 inches across. Neither pancake variation is likely to appear with breakfast, in fact you aren't likely to find US-style pancakes in any restaurant except maybe an American chain.

Even the simple doughnut can lead to confusion. If you want an american-style doughnut, you need to hunt down a Dunkin Doughnuts or similar. Most British doughnuts are made with yeast dough (instead of cake dough), deep fried, and then either coated in regular sugar and filled with jam, or coated in confectioner sugars and filled with jam and cream (real or artificial). You are also more likely to find them in bakeries or cake shops than on a breakfast menu anywhere.

I get quite a few sales from GB