As Allan Conn says, two provinces only are called Holland and the correct name of the country is the Netherlands. The Dutch, or some of them, think otherwise. Most English people use Britain and England synonymously. I live in London and I'll guarantee if I ask an English person to name a large town/city in the 'north east' (deliberately not saying Britain or England) 99 percent will say Newcastle. When I ask why didn't they say, for example, Aberdeen they look a bit shocked .... the assumtion was I was talking about England. Britain doesn't seem to exist except as some term to keep the Scots happy, thinking they are being included.