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How are Britain and Great Britain different?

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"Britain" is an informal term to describe the UK by foreigners most of the time but it is the same as Great Britain. "Great Britain" properly refers to the political unity between Scotland, Wales, northern Ireland and England although it is often used as an informal term representing the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

The term 'Great Britain' is also a reference to the geographical make up of the British Isles in which the 'Great' refers to the two largest islands which comprise the largest parts of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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