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The subdivisions of the United Kingdom are complex, multi-layered and non-uniform, varying between England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. They have developed into the current structure over hundreds of years. Download high resolution version (312x676, 20 KB) Show me the map of UK comprises of all four states/country i. ...
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National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS 1...
Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population - Total (2001) - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267 122/km² NUTS 1...
More recently the traditionally most important tiers of counties and parishes (or in Scotland counties and burghs) have given way to more prominence for other subdivisions such as the city, district or European Union influenced region. This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
A parish is a type of administrative subdivision. ...
Burgh can refer to the following: Burgh (pronounced burruh) - A highly autonomous unit of local government in Scotland, with rights to representation in the Parliament of Scotland, in use from at least the 9th century until their abolition in 1975 when a new regional structure of local government was introduced...
A region can be either: an administrative subdivision of a country a sometimes vaguely-defined geographical area of a country or continent It is important to realize that regions are found in the minds of humans and so regions can be of any size and that each region is unique...
Countries
- Main article: Constituent Countries
The United Kingdom is divided into four entities — England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. These are commonly termed nations or countries (but this usage for Northern Ireland is disputed). This structure was formed by the political union between the former sovereign states, the Kingdom of England (which included the conquered principality of Wales) and the Kingdom of Scotland by the Acts of Union 1707, to form the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1800); followed by the Act of Union 1800, which united Great Britain with the Kingdom of Ireland to form the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The independence of the Irish Free State in 1922, and the partition of Ireland, resulted in the current United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Constituent Countries is an official term used to describe three of the four principal component parts of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK): England Scotland Wales All three were formerly independent, sovereign states, and have always continued to have distinctive variations in legislative and administrative status. ...
One of the most influential doctrines in history is that all humans are divided into groups called nations. ...
This article describes a type of political entity. ...
A Political Union is a type of state which is composed of smaller states. ...
Sovereignty is the exclusive right to exercise supreme authority over a geographic region, group of people or oneself. ...
A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. ...
The Flag of England The Kingdom of England was a kingdom located in Western Europe, in the southern part of the island of Great Britain. ...
Prince Albert of Monaco on the left represents a principality where he wields administrative authority. ...
Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (Latin: No one provokes me with impunity))1 Capital Edinburgh Head of State King of Scots Parliament Parliament of Scotland This article is about the historical state called the Kingdom of Scotland (843-1707). ...
Walter Thomas Monningtons 1925 painting called Parliamentary Union of England and Scotland 1707 hangs in the Palace of Westminster depicting the official presentation of the law that formed the United Kingdom of Great Britain. ...
Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right)1 Capital London Head of State King of Great Britain Head of Government Prime Minister Parliament House of Commons, House of Lords This article is about the historical state called the Kingdom of Great Britain (1707-1800). ...
Events January 1 - John V is crowned King of Portugal March 26 - The Act of Union becomes law, making the separate Kingdoms of England and Scotland into one country, the Kingdom of Great Britain. ...
1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
The 1800 Act of Union merged the Kingdom of Ireland and the Kingdom of Great Britain (itself a merger of England and Scotland under the Act of Union 1707) to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland on 1 January 1801. ...
Capital Dublin Head of state King of Ireland Kings representative: Variously called Judiciar, Lord Deputy or Lord Lieutenant of Ireland Head of government: Chief Secretary for Ireland Parliament: Irish House of Commons and Irish House of Lords The Kingdom of Ireland was the name given to the English-ruled...
The Union Flag, in its modern form, was first adopted in 1801. ...
The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was (1922–1937) the name of the state comprising the 26 of Irelands 32 counties which were separated from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland under the Irish Free State Agreement (or Anglo-Irish Treaty) signed by British...
1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The Partition of Ireland took place in May 1921. ...
England and Wales are treated as a single entity for some purposes, principally that they share a legal system, while Scotland and Northern Ireland each have a separate legal system (see Scots Law). Scots law (or Scottish law) is the law of Scotland. ...
England - Main article: Subdivisions of England
England has no devolved legislature or government covering the whole country. It is divided into nine regions. For local government purposes, England is divided into three types of areas - non-unitary authorities, unitary authorities, and London boroughs. ...
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The region (also known as government office region) is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ...
The London region is further divided into the City of London and 32 London boroughs which are collectively called Greater London and administered by the Greater London Authority. The eastern side of the City of London viewed from St. ...
The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ...
Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...
The Greater London Authority (GLA) administers the 1579 sq. ...
The other regions made up of groups of metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties. These are further divided into districts (which can be called cities, boroughs, royal boroughs, metropolitan boroughs or districts). In some places the county and district functions are combined as a unitary authority. Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ...
The Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England, except for civil parishes. ...
A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single-tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...
Below the district level, civil parishes exist, though not uniformly. Parish (or town) councils exist for villages, and small towns, and only rarely for communities within urban areas and are prevented from existing within Greater London. In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the smallest unit of local government. ...
For local government purposes, England is divided into three types of areas - non-unitary authorities, unitary authorities, and London boroughs. ...
The region (also known as government office region) is currently the highest tier of local government subnational entity in England. ...
Metropolitan and non-metropolitan counties are a level of subnational division of England used for the purposes of local government. ...
The metropolitan counties of England are counties that cover large urban areas, each with several metropolitan districts. ...
A shire county or non-metropolitan county in England, is an administrative county which is not a metropolitan county. ...
A unitary authority is a type of local authority, which has a single-tier and is responsible for all local government functions within its area. ...
Greater London is the top level administrative subdivision covering London, England. ...
The Districts of England are the lowest level of local government in England, except for civil parishes. ...
A Metropolitan Borough (or Metropolitan District) is a type of local government district in England, covering urban areas within metropolitan counties. ...
Non-metropolitan districts (usually just called Districts) are local government sub-divisions of English Counties. ...
The administrative area of Greater London contains 32 London Boroughs, of which 12 (plus the City of London) make up Inner London and 20 Outer London. ...
In England a civil parish (usually just parish) is the smallest unit of local government. ...
Scotland - Main article: Subdivisions of Scotland
Scotland has a legislature, the Scottish Parliament, with a government, the Scottish Executive. The 32 council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ...
A legislature is a governmental deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ...
The Scottish Parliament (PÃ rlamaid na h-Alba in Gaelic, Scots Pairlament in Scots) is the national unicameral legislature of Scotland. ...
The term Scottish Executive is used in two distinct but closely related senses. ...
Below the national level, Scotland has 32 council areas (unitary authorities). Below this uniform level of subdivision, there is a varying level of area committees in the larger rural council areas; and many small community councils throughout the country, although these are not universal. Scottish community councils have fewer powers than English parish councils or Welsh community councils. The council areas of Scotland form the local government areas of Scotland, all of them unitary authorities. ...
Many large local government councils in the United Kingdom have a system of area committees, with responsibility for services in a particular part of the area covered by the council. ...
Community councils (CCs) are the most local official representative bodies in Scotland and Wales. ...
Wales - Main article: Subdivisions of Wales
Wales has an elected, devolved assembly, the National Assembly for Wales. For local government purposes, Wales is divided into 22 unitary authorities. ...
This article does not cite its references or sources. ...
Below the national level, Wales consists of 22 unitary authorities: 10 county boroughs, 9 Counties, and 3 Cities. Below this level of unitary authorities are the community councils, which have powers similar to English parish councils. County borough was a term introduced in 1889 in the United Kingdom to refer to a borough or a city independent of county administration. ...
Northern Ireland - Main article: Districts of Northern Ireland
As a whole, executive government in Northern Ireland is currently administered directly by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and laws are made in the United Kingdom Parliament - known as "direct rule" in contrast to devolution. The Northern Ireland Assembly and Northern Ireland Executive established under the Good Friday Agreement are currently suspended. Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes. ...
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the British cabinet minister who has responsibility for the government of Northern Ireland. ...
The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative institution in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories (it alone has parliamentary sovereignty). ...
Devolution or home rule is the granting of powers from central government to government at regional or local level. ...
The logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly is a six flowered linen or flax plant, chosen for the plants historical economic importance to the region. ...
The Northern Ireland Executive as established by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is the (currently suspended) executive body for Northern Ireland, answerable to the Northern Ireland Assembly. ...
The Belfast Agreement (also known as the Good Friday Agreement and, more rarely, as the Stormont Agreement) was signed in Belfast on April 10, 1998 by the British and Irish Governments and endorsed by most Northern Ireland political parties. ...
For local government, Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts, which are unitary authorities. Northern Ireland is divided into 26 districts for local government purposes. ...
Informal divisions There are also many informal, historical and special purpose regional designations. Some such as the Highlands of Scotland have or have had, to some extent, formal boundaries. Others such as the London commuter belt are more diffuse. Some such as Snowdonia (Yr Eryri) have a formal boundary in some contexts. Here it is a National Park. Others such as The Fens of eastern England are quite distinctly defined by geography but do not form any official entity. The Scottish Highlands are the mountainous regions of Scotland north and west of the Highland Boundary Fault. ...
Commuters from East Anglia arrive at Liverpool Street Station The London Commuter Belt or London Metropolitan Area is the name given to the built-up area surrounding and running into Greater London but not administered as part of it. ...
See also Snowdonia National Park The north ridge of Tryfan (seen on the left in this picture) makes an enjoyable scramble in Snowdonia. ...
Yosemite National Park in the United States. ...
Redgrave and Lopham Fen. ...
Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK...
An intensional definition gives the meaning of a term by giving all the properties required of something that falls under that definition; the necessary and sufficient conditions for belonging to the set being defined. ...
An entity is something that has a distinct, separate existence, though it need not be a material existence. ...
International subdivisions Both Eurostat and the International Organization for Standardization have developed a subdivision and codes for the UK. See NUTS:UK and ISO_3166-2:GB. The Statistical Office of the European Communities (Eurostat) is the statistical arm of the European Commission, producing data for the European Union and promoting harmonisation of statistical methods across the member states. ...
Logo of the International Organization for Standardization The International Organization for Standardization (ISO or iso) is an international standard-setting body composed of representatives from national standards bodies. ...
The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) in the United Kingdom is a subdivision of the UK devised by Eurostat. ...
The ISO 3166-2 codes for the United Kingdom correspond to the nations administrative divisions. ...
See also A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ...
Crown dependencies are possessions of the British Crown, as opposed to overseas territories or colonies. ...
A United Kingdom overseas territory (formerly known as a dependent territory or earlier as a crown colony) is a territory that is under the sovereignty and formal control of the United Kingdom but is not part of the United Kingdom proper (Great Britain and Northern Ireland). ...
This is a list of current subnational entities, some of which may be states in the legal sense of the word, by country: See also: ISO 3166-2 country subdivision codes based on ISO 3166-1 country codes. ...
The Office for National Statistics coding system is a hierarchical code used in the United Kingdom for tabulating census and other statistical data. ...
The British Isles are divided into the following traditional counties (also vice counties or historic counties). ...
This is a list of the origins of the names of counties of the United Kingdom. ...
This is a list of topics related to the United Kingdom. ...
References The World Factbook is an annual publication by the United States with basic almanac-style information about the various countries of the world. ...
External link - Browsable list of all UK local authorities' contact details and websites on the Business Link website
- Map of division into countries
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