It is important to remember that the President of the United States of America is plain stupid: "I have great respect for the U.K. United Kingdom. Great respect. People call it Britain. They call it Great Britain. They used to call it England, different parts." https://twitter.com/kylegriffin1/status/1025166892468789248?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
For the record, the part formerly known as England is still known as England, the United Kingdom is no— oh, never mind.
From Brilliant Maps, with the caveat that Ireland is actually much closer to Britain:
