What is Constituent country?
A '''constituent country''' is a type of country which serves as an administrative division. Constituent countries usually form together to make a larger [[Sovereign state|sovereign country]] (such as the [[United Kingdom]], a sovereign territory made up of four countries). Unlike [[Federation|federal countries]], power between constituent countries may not be spread out evenly, with one of them usually holding the capital and government. ==United Kingdom== The [[United Kingdom]] is a sovereign country made of four constituent countries. They are (in order of size) [[England]], [[Scotland]], [[Wales]], and [[Northern Ireland]]. While all four are often referred to as countries, they are technically ''constituent'' countries within a ''sovereign'' country; UK.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page823.asp |title=British Government website |access-date=2008-04-06 |archive-date=2009-06-15 |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5hYQVAZFB?url=http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page823.asp |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> They are also sometimes referred to as regions, provinces, nations, or statelets. However, these titles are problematic and in particular, sensitive in Northern Ireland. Even though Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have been given their own [[Devolution|devolved]] assemblies, the UK Government still deals with most nation-wide matters and directly administers England. * {{Flagicon|England}} '''England''' is the largest and most populous country of the [[United Kingdom]]. Unlike the other three, it does not have its own government and is directly administered by the [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|UK Parliament]], which is mostly made up of English politicians. The capital of England ([[London]]) also serves as the UK capital. The [[Monarchy of the United Kingdom|King of the UK]] also primarily lives in England. England united with Wales in [[1277]]. It later united with Scotland in [[1707]] and Ireland in [[1803]]. * {{Flagicon|Scotland}} '''Scotland''' is the second l