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This is a list of counties in various countries, sorted by continent and then country. By country Africa ... Scotland; Wales; Northern Ireland; North America
Border with Saudi Arabia, close to Qatar-UAE Road: 24°28′N Iran: Pasabandar, Sistan va Baluchestan region: 25°04′N Bahrain: Hawar Islands: 25°34′N Nepal: Border with India near Biratnagar, Province No. 1: 26°22′N Bhutan: Border with India: 26°43′N Spain: El Hierro, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands
This is a list of the counties of the United Kingdom. The history of local government in the United Kingdom differs between England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, and the subnational divisions within these which have been called counties have varied over time and by purpose.
History of the border. The border country, historically known as the Scottish Marches, is the area on either side of the Anglo-Scottish border including parts of the modern council areas of Dumfries and Galloway and the Scottish Borders, and parts of the English counties of Cumbria and Northumberland.
The 2022 National Scotland census which asked about national identity in Scotland found that from the populations responders at 89% had predominantly chose the Scottish only identity at 65.5% of the population, the percentage of those identifying as British only increased to 13.9%, those identifying as Scottish and British had reduced to 8.2%. [44]
Neighbouring countries and territories (Territories without full sovereignty [1] in italics) (L) = share only land borders (M) = share only maritime boundaries blank = share land borders and maritime boundaries United Kingdom [2] 1 [3] 8 8 Belgium (M) Denmark (M) France France–UK border (M) Germany (M)
By the early 17th century, all of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland had been separated into counties. In Scotland shire was the only term used until after the Act of Union 1707 . Since the early 19th century, counties have been adapted to meet new administrative and political requirements, and the word county (often with a qualifier) has ...
This list of places in Scotland is a complete collection of lists of places in Scotland. ... Scotland portal; Scottish toponymy; Counties of Scotland;