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# I never knew of a 'correct UK order'.
For the record:

o Great Britain = England, Wales and Scotland;

o UK (short for 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland') = England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland; and

o The British Isles = England, Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and all the little islands.

Furthermoreover, did you know that the australian term 'Pom'/'Pommy'/'Pommy' etc. actaully comes from a shortened version of the word 'pomegranate'?
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 17:18, archived)
# And not
Prisoner of His/Her Majesty?
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 17:55, archived)
# Nope
that is a myth.
(, Fri 24 Feb 2006, 18:06, archived)