With the Olympic Games being held in England there is some confusion as to the difference between England, Great Britain and the United KingdomEngland (includes Wales)
Great Britain = England, Scotland and Wales
United Kingdom = England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland (Southern Ireland is the Republic of Ireland)
British Isles = England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and the surrounding Islands including the Isle of Man and Channel Islands
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The Union Jack is made up of the English flag (red cross) the Scottish flag (white diagonal on a blue background) and the Irish flag (diagonal red cross on a white background).
Wales had previously been combined with England and the Welsh flag is not depicted on the Union Jack.
