OPaul Posted February 20, 2006 Share Posted February 20, 2006 (edited) Why in the Olympics is it Great Britain and not the United Kingom? Great Britain does not include Northern Ireland, but in the picture on nbcolympics.com NI is highlited. Is the picture incorrect? Does NI not compete in the Olympics? Edited February 21, 2006 by OPaul Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Des429 Posted February 21, 2006 Share Posted February 21, 2006 its wierd, i've heard it called the UK in some places. like on yahoo its listed as UK on the front page under the medal count, and then when u click it, it changes to GB. its wierd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powa Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 I thought United Kingdom was just Scotland, England and Wales as it is one land mass united. Great Britain is England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. That's what I thought anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brodel Posted February 22, 2006 Share Posted February 22, 2006 Great Britain = England, Scotland & Wales UK stands for The United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland so = England, Scotland, Wales & N.Ireland. As far as the Olympics goes I don't know what is up with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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