Pretty much anywhere you look, Wales and Scotland are listed as independent countries, except not really. Even the Isle of Man, which isn’t a part of the UK (somehow) reports to England in some capacity. And then there’s Northern Ireland; I don’t know what their deal is. Every google search just makes me more confused, so is there some Brit who can enlighten me?
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Basically, they were historically separate countries. Then England conquered Wales (but still called it Wales) and the Scottish king inherited the English throne. Then they conquered Ireland, then they lost all but the northern part of Ireland. And through they all have the same monarch, and through they all share the same Parliament, they continue to be thought of as separate countries to this day.
It’s kind of like how the United States are still called “states” even though the rest of the world (and a lot of people here) treats us as a single state.
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