Three quarters of Brits unable to name Great Britain's three countries

Most people do not know how many countries make up Britain or which is the world's most spoken language, a national survey has found.

More than half wrongly believe that English is the most common language, while just over a third (37%) correctly identified it as Mandarin Chinese.



And less than a quarter correctly identified England, Wales and Scotland as being the countries that make up Great Britain.

Dr Rita Gardner, director of the Royal Geographical Society, said: "The poll raises some questions about how engaged people are with the many geographical issues in the wider world and about geographical factual knowledge."