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 country. England is part of that country, like California or Texas are part of the US. England is larger than other parts of UK (Scotland, Wales and N.Ireland), but that does not change its legal status.
Calling England “country” is informal, it is like calling Texas a “cowboy country”.
Historically, England was the original kingdom, which then conquered Scotland and Wales and Ireland. Those territories were given some limited autonomy and special status to keep them from revolting, and they kept their identity since then.
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