On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 02:28:17 +0100, Miguel Carrasquer <mcv@...>
wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Jan 2003 01:06:26 -0000, "Gerry <waluk@...>"
><waluk@...> wrote:
>
>>Yes, England is part of Great Britain
>>but I had no idea that the United Kingdom was a state and likely
>>given the same hierarchial position as is Great Britain. Is there
>>any difference between the two
>
>Yes: Great Britain is an island, consisting of England, Wales and
>Scotland. The United Kingdom is a state, consisting of the island of
>Great Britain with a number of smaller neighbouring islands, (included
>within England (e.g. Wight), Wales (e.g. Anglesey) or Scotland
>(lots)), a portion of the island of Ireland ("Northern Ireland"), and
>the islands of Jersey, Guernsey (the Channel Islands) and the Isle of
>Man.

I have just been informed by Mr. Ned Smith that Jersey, Guernsey and
Man are in fact not formally part of the U.K.

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Miguel Carrasquer Vidal
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