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  2. Countries of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The UK prime minister's website has used the phrase "countries within a country" to describe the United Kingdom. [8] Although the United Kingdom is a unitary sovereign country, it contains three distinct legal jurisdictions in Scotland, England and Wales, and Northern Ireland, each retaining its own legal system even after joining the UK. [9]

  3. Member states of the Commonwealth of Nations - Wikipedia

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    Balfour Declaration of 1926 and the Parliament of the United Kingdom enacted the Statute of Westminster 1931. Has four individual nations or constituent countries within the UK: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. All, except for England, has a devolved form of government in Belfast, Cardiff, and Edinburgh. Vanuatu: 30 July 1980 Oceania

  4. List of countries that have gained independence from the ...

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    In a 1973 Northern Ireland referendum, voters in Northern Ireland were asked to decide if they wanted to remain in the United Kingdom or to leave and join with the Republic of Ireland. They voted in favour of the United Kingdom by 98.9% to 1.1%, although Irish Nationalists boycotted the vote. [14] Scotland: 18 September: 2014

  5. Outline of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland – sovereign country in Europe, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK), or Britain. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Lying off the north-western coast of the European mainland , it includes the island of Great Britain —a term also applied loosely to refer to the whole country—the north-eastern part ...

  6. List of sovereign states - Wikipedia

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    United Kingdom – United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland UN member state None The United Kingdom is a Commonwealth realm [g] consisting of four constituent countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. The United Kingdom has the following 13 overseas territories and one claimed Antarctic dependent territory:

  7. British Overseas Territories - Wikipedia

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    The British Overseas Territories (BOTs) or alternately referred to as the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (UKOTs) [1] [2] are the fourteen territories with a constitutional and historical link with the United Kingdom that, while not forming part of the United Kingdom itself, are part of its sovereign territory.

  8. List of countries and dependencies by population - Wikipedia

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    Cartogram of the world's population in 2018; each square represents 500,000 people. This is a list of countries and dependencies by population.It includes sovereign states, inhabited dependent territories and, in some cases, constituent countries of sovereign states, with inclusion within the list being primarily based on the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.

  9. British countries - Wikipedia

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    Generally, British countries can mean: Countries of the United Kingdom; Countries of the British Empire This page was last edited on 27 ...