distributions: UBUNTU vs DEBIAN

Dear Debians,

I instaled UBUNTU only recently on my laptop to give it a test drive.

What is the difference between UBUNTU and DEBIAN
installations/distributions?

I see where UBUNTU is derived from DEBIAN. How much of DEBIAN does UBUNTU
incorporate or does it matter since UBUNTU accesses DEBIAN's repositories
for package updates?

If you know the answer to this question, which has the larger user
community?

The impetus for these questions is that I'm still trying to decide which
LINUX distribution is most suitable for my needs.

TIA (Thx In Advance)
Attila

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