User:Thryduulf/Great Britain and Ireland

Great Britain and Ireland are two neighbouring islands situated in the north-west of Europe. The United Kingdom and Ireland (or Republic of Ireland) are the two sovereign states on those islands.

As a phrase, Great Britain and Ireland, Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom and Ireland and UK & Ireland can refer either to the separate geographical or political entities being discussed together due to the close cultural and historical links between the islands, or to a single entity.

As separate entities, it may be referring to:
 * Great Britain and Ireland, two neighbouring islands situated in the north-west of Europe
 * United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, two neighbouring states situated in Great Britain and Ireland.

As a single entity, it may be referring to:
 * The British Isles, an archipelago made up of Great Britain, Ireland and a number of other smaller islands
 * The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the name of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1927
 * Ireland–United Kingdom relations