THE BRITISH ISLES:
The British Isles consists of the islands of Great
Britain, Ireland and over 6,000 smaller isles (including: the Bailiwicks of
Jersey and Guernsey and Isle of Man).
GREAT BRITAIN:
Great Britain is the larger of the two main islands in
the British Isles accounting for 73% of the land area and 90% of the
population. It is divided into three countries all of who are part of the
United Kingdom.
·
ENGLAND: The largest country in Great
Britain accounting for 57% of the area and 86% of the population.
·
SCOTLAND: The second largest country in
Great Britain accounting for 34% of the area and 9% of the population.
·
WALES: The smallest country in Great
Britain accounting for 9% of the area and 5% of the population.
IRELAND:
Ireland is the smaller of the two large islands in the
archipelago, accounting for 27% of the land area, but just under 10% of the
total population. It is divided between the fully independent sovereign state
of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland which is one of the four
countries of the United Kingdom.
·
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND: Accounts for 84% of
the area of Ireland and 72% of the population.
·
NORTHERN IRELAND: Accounts for 17% of the
area and 28% of the population.
UNITED KINGDOM:
The United Kingdom is a fully independent sovereign state
made up of the 3 countries on Great Britain plus Northern Ireland.
FUN FACT: Everyone from England, Scotland and
Wales is also British, but not people from Northern Ireland, who are Irish
(despite also being U.K. citizens). People from the Republic of Ireland are
just Irish. And, none of these groups, except for people from England, should
be referred to as English.
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