It states quite clearly on the front of my passport: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

England is part of Great Britain. Great Britain is part of the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom is part of the British Isles

Just to add more confusion, Mark Cavendish, who is hoping for gold in the cycling, is from the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man is a self-governing British Crown Dependency but is not part of the UK. The same applies to the Channel Islands.

I'm still going to cheer for Cav when the time comes.


DC