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Chapter 1 Britain Social and Cultural Affairs When people refer to Britain, they often use different names such as Britain, Great Britain, England, the British Isles, the United kingdom or the U.K. Do they mean the same thing? Are they different? Strictly speaking, the British Isles, Great Britain and England are all geographical names. They are not the official name of the country. The British Isles are made up of two large islands, they are Great Britain and Ireland. Great Britain is the larger of these two islands. It forms the United kingdom with Northern Ireland. So the official name o