Government
Countries of the UK
England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland; the rest of Ireland is an independent country.
Key facts
- The official name of the country is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. "Great Britain" refers only to England, Scotland and Wales, not Northern Ireland — but the words "Britain", "British Isles" and "British" are used to refer to everyone in the UK
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