I'm confused with the whole europe... can you please explain.?

Question

Great Britain

United Kingdom

Scotland

Ireland, Northern Ireland, Republic of ireland

London

England

Please explain I'm from Asia and I think I need to know this things... thank you.

Answer 1

Great Britain is the name of the bigger of the two islands off the west coast of continental Europe. (Ireland is the smaller island.) On the island of Great Britain, there are the political entities of England, Scotland and Wales.

The United Kingdom is made up of England, Scotland, Wales plus Northern Ireland, a political entity located on the island of Ireland. The remainder of the island of Ireland is the Republic of Ireland (or "Éire", as the Irish call it.)

England is a country in the United Kingdom. London is the capital of the United Kingdom and the largest city in Great Britain.

Complicating all this a little more is that "Britain" is used informally as a way of referring to the United Kingdom.

Acceptable abbreviations for postal use and such are "UK" or "GB". Either should be pretty much universally understood.

A historical footnote: The "Great" in Great Britain should not be taken as a statement of political importance, national pride or any other sort of indication of the country's wonderfulness. Rather, it was used first in the Middle Ages to distinguish the island of "Greater Britain" from "Lesser Britain", an area now known as Brittany in France.

Answer 2

AI M - London is the capital of England not Great Britain because Edinburgh is the Capital of Scotland

Answer 3

Very basically.

Scotland = country (or nation)

Edinburgh = capital city of Scotland

England = country (or nation)

London = capital city of England (also capital city of United Kingdom)

Great Britain = island

Great Britain = home to Scotland & England & Wales

United Kingdom = country of countries

United Kingdom = Scotland & England & Wales & Northern Ireland

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Ireland = island

Ireland = home to Republic of Ireland & Northern Ireland

Republic of Ireland = country (or republic) (not part of United Kingdom)

Dublin = capital city of Republic of Ireland

Northern Ireland = country (or nation) (part of United Kingdom)

Belfast = capital city of Northern Ireland

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Europe = continent

Europe = home of many different countries

Asia = continent  

Asia = home of many different countries