How is the UK a country if it is a collection of other countries?

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Google gave me a few different answers when I googled “is the UK a country”. It said that the UK is:
1. A country
2. An island country
3. A unique country
4. A sovereign state

When I googled if England was a country, most answers said yes, but some said no because it fails to meet all the criteria of an independent country. One source said, “*Although England operates as a semi-autonomous region, it is not officially an independent country and instead is part of the **country** known as the United Kingdom*”

If England isn’t a country, then what is it?

If the UK isn’t a country, then what is it?

If they are both countries, how is it possible to have a country of countries?

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UK is a sovereign, independent country and subject of international laws. Constituent countries of a unitary UK have less autonomy than federal states in a federation like Germany, the US or Canada. While the UK chose to devolve some responsibilities to The Scottish Parliament, the Welsh Assembly etc; it does so at the will of Westminster, and can withdraw them just like it did in NI.

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