United Kingdom - Wikipedia The BBC historically preferred to use "Britain" as shorthand only for Great Britain, though the present style guide does not take a position except that "Great Britain" excludes Northern Ireland
United Kingdom | History, Population, Map, Flag, Capital . . . The United Kingdom is an island country located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe It comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain—which contains England, Wales, and Scotland—as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland Its capital is London
United Kingdom - A Country Profile - Nations Online Project The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a unitary state with a constitutional monarchy Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have a degree of autonomous devolved power
The United Kingdom Maps Facts - World Atlas The United Kingdom comprises of a union of the individual countries of England, Scotland and Wales (collectively, Great Britain) and the constitutionally distinct region of Northern Ireland