britain only helped more countries to progress like india,britain is too good its only minus point is that it is rude other than that it helps the other countries in many ways.

united kingdom includes a lot of territories that are far away from britain. some languages also dont use the term united kingdom. i find that in foreign languages, britain is more recognisable.

Just call it Jolly Olde England and be done with it.

GOD SAVE THE QUEEN!!!

The name Britain is alot more original than "the UK"

cause the nationality there is British. Not UKish

Britain is a region within the United Kingdom.

Example: England --> Britain (England + Wales)--> Great Britain (England + Wales + Scotland)--> United Kingdom (England + Wales + Scotland + Northern Ireland)

I was taught that the island which Wales, England, and Scotland are on is Great Britain (Britain), while the entire country is now called the United Kingdom, which is Britain + Northern Ireland.

So I guess someone from N. Ireland wouldn't be British, but Northern Irish, or some demonym for UK.

Well, here in the United States we are not United Statians or some crazy thing. We are Americans. So why can't you just call it the UK and claim to be British and be done with it? Or just agree to be called EngWaleScotIreland ;)

The UK is definitely better. Britain is an island, not state. People living in Great Britain are the British and those in Northern Ireland are the Irish.

Btw, if US inhabitants are called the Americans, why couldn't be UK people called the Europeans?