Which 4 countries comprise the United Kingdom?
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England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
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There are 243 entities considered to be countries. \nThis corresponds to:\n\n    * 201 sovereign and/or independent states:\n          o 191 member states of the United Nations (UN).\n          o 1 UN recognized non-member state governed by the Holy See (a UN permanent observer): the Vatican City.\n          o 1 state not recognized by the UN since late 1971, recognized by 25 other states and currently with de facto international relations with most states, the Republic of China (popularly referred to as Taiwan).\n          o 8 states not recognized by the UN and not recognized by a significant portion of its individual member-states:\n                + 1 de facto independent state, diplomatically recognized by only Turkey; Northern Cyprus[1]\n                + 5 de facto independent states; namely Abkhazia[2], Nagorno-Karabakh[3] Somaliland[4], South Ossetia[5], and Transnistria[6]; all recognized by no states.\n                + 2 entities recognized by many countries as sovereign, but not de facto independent; namely Palestine and Western Sahara.\n    * 37 inhabited dependent territories:\n          o 3 overseas territories of Australia (Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands and Norfolk Island)\n          o 2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of Denmark (Greenland and Faroe Islands)\n          o 5 dependent territories of France:\n                + 1 sui generis (unique) dependency of France (New Caledonia)\n                + 4 overseas collectivities of France (Mayotte, French Polynesia, Saint Pierre and Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna)\n          o 2 overseas countries in the Kingdom of the Netherlands (Aruba and Netherlands Antilles)\n          o 3 dependent territories of New Zealand:\n          o 2 states in free association with New Zealand (Cook Islands and Niue)\n          o 1 New Zealand overseas territory (Tokelau)\n          o 17 dependent territories of the United Kingdom:\n                + 3 British Crown dependencies (Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man)\n                + 12 overseas territories of the United Kingdom (Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, Saint Helena [and its dependencies Ascension Island and Tristan da Cunha] and the Turks and Caicos Islands)\n                + 2 Sovereign Base Areas on the island of Cyprus (Akrotiri and Dhekelia)\n          o 5 unincorporated territories of the United States (US) (American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands)\n    * 4 special entities recognized by international treaty or agreement (Åland in Finland, Svalbard in Norway, as well as the special administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau in the People's Republic of China)\n    * 1 UN protectorate inside the de jure territory of a sovereign state (Kosovo in Serbia and Montenegro under UN interim civilian administration).\n\n    * Abkhazia Abkhazia - Republic of Abkhazia (de facto independent state inside Georgia)\n    * Afghanistan Afghanistan - Islamic Republic of Afghanistan\n    * United Kingdom Akrotiri - Akrotiri Sovereign Base Area (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)\n    * Åland Åland - Åland Islands (autonomous province of Finland recognized by international treaty)\n    * Albania Albania - Republic of Albania\n    * Algeria Algeria - People's Democratic Republic of Algeria\n    * American Samoa American Samoa - Territory of American Samoa (unincorporated unorganized territory of the United States)\n    * Andorra Andorra - Principality of Andorra (co-principality with the President of the French Republic and the Bishop of Urgell, Spain as ex officio heads of state)\n    * Angola Angola - Republic of Angola\n    * Anguilla Anguilla (overseas territory of the United Kingdom)\n    * Antigua and Barbuda Antigua and Barbuda (Commonwealth Realm)\n    * Argentina Argentina - Argentine Republic (federal state, also named Argentine Nation for purposes of legislation)
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The United Kingdom is a country that consists of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. In fact, the official name of the country is "United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."\nGreat Britain is the name of the island northwest of France and east of Ireland that consists of three somewhat autonomous regions: England, Wales and Scotland.\n\nTherefore, England is part of Great Britain, which is part of the United Kingdom. The U.K. includes England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are not countries but the United Kingdom is. The remaining portion of the island of Ireland (that which is not the U.K.'s Northern Ireland) is an independent country called the Republic of Ireland (Eire).
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Actually four - West Germany, Italy, France, and England
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United States, Britain, and Germany
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I would say Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales and Canada.
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I only say England, I think it's better to mention the countries separately when give out an address, it's more specific.
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The UK is an abbreviation for "The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland" i.e. England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and other assorted territories with a degree of devolution, such as the Isle of Man.\n\nThe above implies that Great Britain includes England, Scotland and Wales, but not Northern Ireland.\n\nWales is a principality.  The heir to the throne is "The Prince of Wales".  For centuries, Wales was little more than an administrative district of England but there has been a certain amount of devolution in recent years and Wales now has its own assembly.  Scotland was treated rather differently.  Due to the Act of Union, Scotland has remained a "country" (but not a "nation").  It retained a distinctive legal system and education system, among other things.  In recent years, it has voted for a greater degree of devolution and it now has its own parliament.  Nevertheless, power in the UK remains very centralised, compared to other nations.\n\nEngland is the largest country in the UK.  Since the UK is governed from London, the English have been slow to demand devolution and a separate identity.  English people often use "English" and "British" interchangeably and this irritates others in the UK, especially the Scots.
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01) United States of America \n02) Japan\n03) Germany\n04) United Kingdom\n05) France\n06) Italy\n07) China\n08) Spain\n09) Canada\n10) India\n11) Korea\n12) Mexico\n13) Australia\n14) Brasil\n15) Russian Federation\n16) Netherlands\n17) Switzerland\n18) Belgium\n19) Sweden\n20) Turkey
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192 is the most commonly accepted answer.  However, that does not include several places such as Greenland, Western Sahara, Taiwan, Palestine, Bermuda, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, which all consider themselves countries.
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Great Britain  (Britain) =\nEngland\nWales\nScotland\n\nThe United Kingdom =\nEngland \nWales\nScotland\nNorthern Ireland\n\nCommonly known as The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland\n\nLyndsey, with all due respect...you are not too hot on your geography...
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almost all of the countries
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Great Britain, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Portugal, Iceland, Canada, and the United States.
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Spain, France, and Britain?
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- England (not sure it's called "Britain"; you'll see what I mean later) is just the country.\n- Great Britain is: England + Wales + Scotland \n- The United Kingdom is: Great Britain + Northern Ireland\n\nWhat people call "Britain" is actually "Great Britain". But, sometimes, when people say "Britain", they mean "the UK". It's good to know and, even if it's not the proper term, I think that, most of the time, it doesn't really make a difference. \n \nAnd, if you want to know:\nThe British Isles is: the UK + The Republic of Ireland + the Isle of Man (sometimes, the Channel Islands are considered part of the British Isles)\n\nBut a lot of people get confused.
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UK, USA< INDIA< any etc.
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The United Kingdom does not have a President.  It is a parliamentary democracy.  The head of government is Prime Minister Tony Blair, and the head of state is Queen Elizabeth II.