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Although some people from Wales would call themselves British, as would some people from England, some from Scotland, and some from Northern Ireland, I think most of us would call ourselves English, or Welsh, or Scottish, etc primarily. I know that I *am* British, but I identify *more* with being English.
Having just spoken to my boyfriend (geography buff, lol) I can tell you that while Wales IS a country, Great Britain ISN'T. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are the countries which make up Britain. Britain is a geographical region.
And, just to make it even more confusing, the British Isles are the four countries already mentioned, plus Southern Ireland (Eire), and that refers to the whole island group, so tiny little islands like Orkney and the Scilly Isles are also part of the British Isles.