What is the difference between 'Britain' and 'England' ?

Question

What is the difference between 'Britain' and 'England' ?

Answer 1

United kingdom refers to union of separate countries, England,Scotland,Wales and Ireland (though Ireland is mostly independent). Britain or Great Britain is official name given to 2 kingdoms England & Scotland and principality of Wales.

England - capital is London

Scotland - capital is Edinburgh

Wales -capital is Cardiff.

Hope this helps

Answer 2

Britain is all of the UK

england, Ireland, Scotland and Wales

England is just England

Answer 3

United Kingdom of Great Britain include England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland.

England is the largest and most populous country of the United Kingdom.

Both have the same capital London.

Answer 4

Britain (or Great Britain, or the United Kingdom) is made up of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland - so England is one of four countries which are part of Britain.

Answer 5

England is a country with defining borders. Britain is similar but is the term used during the colonial era to apply to the British empire and its bounds. It also implies a cultural meaning

Answer 6

Britain is the largest island among the three islands that consist of the British Isles. England, meanwhile, refers to the largest country in the United Kingdom.

Answer 7

I am amazed at how many people are confused about this.

England is part of a country called the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. This is known as "the United Kingdom" for short. Informally, the United Kingdom is usually known as "Britain".

The other parts of the United Kingdom are Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Britain is NOT the same thing as "Great Britain". Great Britain is the island that consists of England, Scotland and Wales.

Nor is Britain the same thing as the British Isles, which means Great Britain, Ireland, and several smaller islands. The Irish Republic (the southern part of Ireland), is a completely independent country.

England is by far the largest country in the United Kingdom. It has a population of 51 million, compared to 61 million for the whole United Kingdom. It accounts for two-thirds of the land area of Great Britain.

The United Kingdom was formed in 1707 by the Union of England and Scotland. (Wales was already united with England by the Act of Union of 1536). Later, in 1801, Ireland also joined the United Kingdom. However, the Republic of Ireland became independent in 1921, leaving just Northern Ireland as part of the UK.

Although the four parts of the United Kingdom are called "countries", they are not independent states. Scotland has its own parliament, and Wales and Northern Ireland have their own assemblies. However, these bodies are all subordinate to the British parliament in London.

You can see a map of the constituent countries of the United Kingdom here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constituent...

Also see:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Isl...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_King...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England

Answer 8

England- the main country

Brittain- England and Wales

The UK- England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland

Answer 9

Jason B is right - give him the 10points.

England a country on the island of Great Britain - the largest island in the archipelago of the British Isles (many in Ireland object to this term, prefering the Atlantic Isles).

The UK consists of the countries on the Island of Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales), the province of Northern Island and many of the smaller islands - such as the Isle of Wight or The Isle of Lewis.

If you want to get really confused look up the status of the Channel Islands or the Isle of Man.

Answer 10

Britain is an informal term that refers to the nations of England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales. The name, Britain,  is believed to derive from a Celtic word, Pritani, "painted people/men", a reference to the inhabitants of the islands' use of body-paint and tattoos; or to the territory in which the Brythonic languages were spoken, which more or less coincided with the Roman province of Britannia depending on which historians you read.

England, which comes from Angle or Angla-land, the name for the Anglo-Saxon kingdom, is the largest country of the United Kingdom.

Shortly put...Britain is the entire United Kingdom, England a country within the United Kingdom.

Answer 11

*The United Kingdom is a country that consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In fact, the official name of the country is "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."

Great Britain is the name of the island northwest of France and east of Ireland that consists of three somewhat autonomous regions: England, Wales and Scotland.

Therefore, England is part of Great Britain, which is part of the United Kingdom. The U.K. includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are not countries but the United Kingdom is...

Answer 12

i dnt understand wat u mean...am soo sory...i rily wanted 2 help u...hope u understand me

Answer 13

'Great Britain' is the name given to the four parts of the country, Scotland, Wales, ENGLAND and Northern Ireland. Its made up of two islands, one of which neighbours Ireland, a country separate from Britain. 'United Kingdom' is another name give to the group of countries.

The countries are rarely counted as separarte countries, they are more like states - like Hong Kong is part of China - but there are differences between the countries like accents, languages, governments even. Although London, the capital of England is the capital of Britain, the other countries also have their own capitals.

Answer 14

Scotland's in Britain, but it isn't in England.

Answer 15

England, Ireland, Scotland and wales is known collectively as Great Britain. England is just a part of that union. Have a great day!