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What is the official name of the UK?
What is the official name of the UK?
What is the name of the island that includes England, Scotland, and Wales?
What is the name of the island that includes England, Scotland, and Wales?
Why might someone object to being called 'English'?
Why might someone object to being called 'English'?
What is the capital of Scotland?
What is the capital of Scotland?
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What is the name of the sea that separates Great Britain and Ireland?
What is the name of the sea that separates Great Britain and Ireland?
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How many countries make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
How many countries make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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What is the total area of the UK in square miles?
What is the total area of the UK in square miles?
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Why is 'Great Britain' used to distinguish from Brittany?
Why is 'Great Britain' used to distinguish from Brittany?
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What is not part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
What is not part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
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Which city is the largest in the UK and the seat of government?
Which city is the largest in the UK and the seat of government?
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Study Notes
The Formation of Great Britain
- James I proclaimed himself "King of Great Britain" on October 20, 1604, to avoid the title "King of England and Scotland".
- James VI and I was King of Scotland from 1567 and King of England and Ireland from 1603 until his death in 1625.
The British Isles
- The British Isles are occupied by two nations: the United Kingdom (a union of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland) and the Republic of Ireland.
National Identities in the UK
- Everyone in the UK has British citizenship, but they have different nationalities: English, Scottish, Welsh, or British (in Northern Ireland).
- British refers to the UK, Great Britain, Crown Dependencies, and Overseas territories.
Ireland
- The island of Ireland comprises the Republic of Ireland (a sovereign country) and Northern Ireland (part of the United Kingdom).
- Ireland was united with Great Britain from 1801 to 1922, when the independent Republic of Ireland was formed in the South, and Northern Ireland became part of the UK.
National Emblems
- The Union flag, also called the Union Jack, is the national flag of the United Kingdom, symbolizing the administrative union of the countries of the UK.
- The flag combines the crosses of the three countries united under one Sovereign.
Wales
- Saint David is the patron saint of Wales, and Saint David's Day (March 1st) is the national day of Wales.
The United Kingdom
- The UK is a sovereign country located off the northwestern coast of the European mainland.
- It has a total area of 94,000 square miles (240,000 km2) and a coastline of over 11,000 miles.
- The official name of the UK is "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland".
- The UK is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Great Britain
- Great Britain is the name of the island comprising England, Scotland, and Wales, but does not include Northern Ireland.
- The name "Great Britain" may have originated from the French term "Grande Bretagne", used to distinguish Britain from Brittany.
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The official name of the UK, Great Britain, Identity, Capital cities (England and Scotland), The Irish Sea, The countries that make up the UK, and the total area of the UK.
