The United Kingdom includes England.
Great Britain . Most of England , Scotland , and Wales are on the island . The Greater Manchester Built-up Area is an area of land defined by the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) , consisting of the large conurbation that encompasses the urban element of the city of Manchester and the continuous metropolitan area that spreads outwards from it , forming much of Greater Manchester in North West England . The Liverpool Urban Area is a term used by the Office for National Statistics ( ONS ) to denote the urban area around Liverpool in England , to the east of the River Mersey . The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe .