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The UK Is a Country Made of Countries

CGP Grey · 25.1M views · 2011-01-30 · 5:15

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Overview

CGP Grey's quick, witty explainer on the differences between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England, and the countries that make up the UK.

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HN recommends it as the standard short answer whenever someone confuses Britain, the UK and England.

Recommended by 6 HN people across 8 months · HN mentions 2015–2023

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What people said

SapporoChris · 2019-05 · Strong recommendation

Thank you so much for the introduction to CGP Grey. Watching 'The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained' [VIDEO] The line, "While you can call them all British it's not recommended as the four countries generally do not like each other." hooked me, I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Rest of my day is gone watching these videos, I'm down the rabbit hole.

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Mz · 2017-10 · Strong recommendation

[VIDEO] 5 mins of witty, brilliant lowdown on The Difference between the United Kingdom, Great Britain and England Explained.

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bmelton · 2017-09 · Strong recommendation

Others have already chimed in here, but I honestly can't remember a CGP Grey video that I wasn't thoroughly entertained by, even when I already knew all of the facts presented. For amusement's sake, I really enjoy his videos on geography, such as (his first video ever) this one on the UK (which I guess might need updating soon?): [VIDEO] or this one on Scotland: [LINK] or my favorite geographical video, on the Vatican: [LINK] That said, they're all pretty great, so I'd just start with this list of all his videos in ascending order: [VIDEO]

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