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The official name of the country (since 1922) is ''The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland''. The adjective associated with the United Kingdom is "[[British]]". From 1801 to 1922 the official name was ''The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland''.
The official name of the country (since 1922) is ''The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland''. The adjective associated with the United Kingdom is "[[British]]". From 1801 to 1922 the official name was ''The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland''.
The official name is seldom used except in very formal or legal documents.
The full official name is seldom used except in very formal or legal documents.
The '''United Kingdom''' is one short version of the official name, and is used for current events since 2000, and for geographical discussions.
* The '''United Kingdom''' is one short version of the official name, and is used for current events since 2000, and for geographical discussions. This is the normal term used to refer to the country as a whole.
* '''Great Britain''' and '''Britain''' are also legitimate short versions of ''The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland''. "Great Britain" also refers to largest island in the United Kingdom which contains [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]]. As a result this term can cause offence to some people in [[Northern Ireland]].
* '''Great Britain''' and '''Britain''' are short versions of ''The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland'' but care should be taken about the context in which these terms are used because "Great Britain" is the name of the largest island in the United Kingdom which contains [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]]. As a result this term can cause offence to citizens of [[Northern Ireland]].
* '''Britain''' is used (without the adjective "Great") as a synonym for the United Kingdom as a whole.<ref>number10.gov.uk - [http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page823.asp Countries within a country] - Website of the British Prime Minster.</ref> Historical books and articles strongly prefer "Britain" or "Great Britain" rather than "United Kingdom" or "UK".
* '''Britain''' is used (without the adjective "Great") as a synonym for the United Kingdom as a whole.<ref>number10.gov.uk - [http://www.number10.gov.uk/output/Page823.asp Countries within a country] - Website of the British Prime Minister.</ref> Historical books and articles tend to use "Britain" or "Great Britain" rather than "United Kingdom" or "UK".
* '''England''' is the largest of the four components of the United Kingdom, and wass often used to stand for the nation, especially in older literature published before 1970.
* '''England''' is the largest of the four components of the United Kingdom. Use of the word England to refer to the entire country is considered offensive by many citizens of the other three member nations and is thus deprecated.
==Anthem==
==Anthem==