# Questions you should know (the answers to) but don't

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I was originally going to say, “What is the difference between England and the UK?”… but apparently that’s not an simple question _at all_. Made a linked thread instead: [What is the difference between England, Britain, Great Britain, the UK, the Commonwealth, and the Crown lands?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-difference-between-england-britain-great-britain-the-uk-the-commonwealth-and-the-crown-lands/1026149)

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