how is the country divided for the purpose of administration?
It is divided into counties.
United Kingdom
The geographical division of the United Kingdom into counties or shires began in England and Scotland in the early Middle Ages and was complete throughout Great Britain and Ireland by the early Modern Period. 
where does the eurostar go from in london Amsterdam, Brussels, Bourg-Saint-Maurice, Disneyland Paris, Lille, Calais, Marseille, Paris, and Rotterdam. what is this service? Eurostar is an international high-speed railway service has it received any honors for its service? Yes, it won the Train Operator of the Year award in the HSBC Rail Awards and was declared the Best Train Company in the joint Guardian/Observer Travel Awards. what is the first award? Train Operator of the Year is a rail transport industry award to recognise excellence among train operating companies of the United Kingdom. what are the major religions practiced in the aforementioned country? Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism.
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United Kingdom [SEP] Administrative divisions
The geographical division of the United Kingdom into counties or shires began in England and Scotland in the early Middle Ages and was complete throughout Great Britain and Ireland by the early Modern Period. Administrative arrangements were developed separately in each country of the United Kingdom, with origins which often pre-dated the formation of the United Kingdom. Modern local government by elected councils, partly based on the ancient counties, was introduced separately: in England and Wales in a 1888 act, Scotland in a 1889 act and Ireland in a 1898 act, meaning there is no consistent system of administrative or geographic demarcation across the United Kingdom.