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States != Countries

The UK is a single state, but comprised of at least three countries. England, Wales, Scotland. Northern Ireland would not count as a 'country' I guess, though Ireland itself obviously is.



Whether Northern Ireland is a country depends on who you're talking to. And possibly the day you talk to them.




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