[thechat] GB is UK

[dave mclean]

On 2002.05.30 09:55, Simon Dell wrote:

> I suspect that the UK is probably the only country in the world
> whose average inhabitant has no idea what its legal name actually is. This
> defines the area represented in the UK Parliament and for which that
> Parliament normally makes laws. It is also a citizenship unit (although
> only since 1981).

I recently received my Passport which clearly on the front says "The United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." However, on the inside my
citizenship is listed as 'British Citizen.'  Does this mean that someone
from N. Ireland would have 'Northern Irish Citizen' ?

BTW, I've recently claimed dual citizenship based on my father's birth in
England at the conclusion of WWII. His mother was a War bride and came to
Canada in 1946. Lucky me. :-)

-d

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