The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
This description provides an overview of the United Kingdom, a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of Europe. The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Each of these countries has its own distinct culture, history, and traditions, and together they
The formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has involved personal and political union across Great Britain and the wider British Isles. The United Kingdom is the most recent of a number of sovereign states that have been established in Great Britain at different periods in history, in different combinations and under a variety of polities. Historian Norman Davies has counted sixteen different states over the past 2,000 years.