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Kingdom
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Kingdom
2. Northern Ireland
3. Scotland
4. Wales
Capital: London
Dialing code: 44
Area: 243,610 km²
Population: 62.74 million (2011) World Bank
Prime minister: David Cameron
Government: Unitary state, Constitutional monarchy, Parliamentary
system
Countries of the United Kingdom is a term that can be used to describe England, Northern
Ireland, Scotland and Wales: the four parts of the United Kingdom.[1][dead
link] Prior to 1922, the entire island of Ireland rather than just Northern
Ireland was one of the countries. The alternative term Home Nations is also
used, although today this is mainly in sporting contexts and may still include
all of Ireland.
The United Kingdom, a sovereign state
under international law, is a member of intergovernmental organisations, the
European Union and the United Nations. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and
Wales are not themselves listed in the International Organization for
Standardization (ISO) list of countries. However the ISO list of the
subdivisions of the UK is supplied by British Standards and the Office for
National Statistics and so uses "country" to describe England,
Scotland and Wales.[2] Northern Ireland, in contrast, is described as a
"province" in the same lists.[2] The Parliament of the
United Kingdom
and Government of the United Kingdom deal with all reserved matters for
Northern Ireland and Scotland and all non-transferred matters for Wales, but
not in general matters that have been devolved to the Northern Ireland
Assembly, Scottish Parliament and National Assembly for Wales. Additionally,
devolution in Northern Ireland is conditional on co-operation between the Northern
Ireland Executive and the Government of Ireland (see North/South Ministerial
Council). The Government of the United Kingdom also consults with the
Government of Ireland to reach agreement on some non-devolved matters for
Northern Ireland (see British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference). England
remains the full responsibility of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which
is centralised in London.....Wikipedia >>
