The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK) is an island country that sits north-west of mainland Europe. It is made up of mainland Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) and the northern part of the island of Ireland (Northern Ireland).

Over 300 different languages are spoken just in London! But some languages are spoken more than others. And, while most people speak English as well as their native language, around 1 million people in England and Wales speak little to no English.

More than 300 different languages are now spoken in British schools.

Scotland has limited self-government within the UK as well as representation in the UK Parliament. Certain executive and legislative powers have been devolved to, respectively, the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament.

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south.

England fails to meet six of the eight criteria to be considered an independent country by lacking: sovereignty, autonomy on foreign and domestic trade, power over social engineering programs like education, control of all its transportation and public services, and recognition internationally as an independent country …

No. Canada is not part of the United Kingdom. Canada is an independent country and part of the North American continent. Canada was a dominion of the United Kingdom till 1931, after which it attained full autonomy on 11 December with the signing of the Statute of Westminster, 1931.

When Ireland suddenly declared itself a republic in 1949, thus making it impossible to remain in the British Commonwealth, the UK government legislated that even though the Republic of Ireland was no longer a British dominion, it would not be treated as a foreign country for the purposes of British law.

The rest of Ireland (6 counties) was to become Northern Ireland, which was still part of the United Kingdom although it had its own Parliament in Belfast. As in India, independence meant the partition of the country. Ireland became a republic in 1949 and Northern Ireland remains part of the United Kingdom.

The United Kingdom is a sovereign country, as opposed to a geographical area and is made up of the four constituent countries of Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. This can be confusing, as the UK is a country as a whole, but is made up of the four smaller countries.

Most people of Protestant background consider themselves British, while a majority of people of Catholic background consider themselves Irish….National Identity by District.

The color orange is associated with Northern Irish Protestants because in 1690, William of Orange (William III)defeated the deposed King James II, a Roman Catholic, in the fateful Battle of the Boyne near Dublin.