Title: Countries of the United Kingdom
Content:  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (UK), since 1922, comprises four constituent countries: England, Scotland, and Wales (which collectively make up Great Britain), as well as Northern Ireland (variously described as a country, province or region). The UK Prime Minister's website has used the phrase "countries within a country" to describe the United Kingdom. Some statistical summaries, such as those for the twelve NUTS 1 regions of the United Kingdom, refer to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland as "regions". With regard to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales particularly, the descriptive name one uses "can be controversial, with the choice often revealing one's political preferences". Although the United Kingdom is 
Title: Countries of the United Kingdom
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Title: Administrative geography of the United Kingdom
Content:  called the four countries of the United Kingdom. The four are sometimes collectively referred to as the Home Nations, particularly in sporting contexts. Although the four countries are important for legal and governmental purposes, they are not comparable to administrative subdivisions of most other countries. The United Kingdom also contains 17 dependent territories which aren't officially a part of the UK but are represented by it in places like the UN. Historically, the subnational divisions of the UK have been the county and the ecclesiastical parish, whilst following the emergence of a unified parliament of the United Kingdom, the ward and constituency have been pan-UK political subdivisions. More contemporary divisions include Lieutenancy areas and the statistical territories defined with the modern ITL (formerly NUTS) and ISO 3166-2:GB systems.
Title: United Kingdom
Content:  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign country in north-western Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland. Otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea separates Great Britain and Ireland. 
Title: List of companies of the United Kingdom A-J
Content:  The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK or U.K.) or Britain, is a sovereign country located off the northwestern coast of the European mainland. It includes the island of Great Britain, the northeastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. The United Kingdom consists of four constituent countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The United Kingdom is a highly developed country with a market-orientated economy and is a member of the Group of 7 (formerly G8) leading industrialised countries. It is the sixth-largest national economy in the world measured by nominal gross domestic product (GDP), ninth-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP) and twenty first-largest by GDP per capita. In 2017, the UK was the eleventh-largest goods 
Title: British Isles
Content:  of self-government and judicial independence; responsibility for international representation rests largely with the UK (in consultation with the respective governments); and responsibility for defence is reserved by the UK. The United Kingdom is made up of four constituent parts: England, Scotland and Wales, forming Great Britain, and Northern Ireland in the north-east of the island of Ireland. Of these, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have devolved governments, meaning that each has its own parliament or assembly and is self-governing with respect to certain matters set down by law. For judicial purposes, Scotland, Northern Ireland and England and Wales (the latter being one entity) form separate legal jurisdictions, with there 
Title: Countries of the United Kingdom
Content:  of the United Kingdom, remains fully the responsibility of the United Kingdom Parliament centralised in London. England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales are not themselves listed in the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) list of countries. However the ISO list of the subdivisions of the United Kingdom, compiled by British Standards and the United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics, uses "country" to describe England, Scotland, and Wales. Northern Ireland, in contrast, is described as a "province" in the same lists. Each has separate national governing bodies for sports and compete separately in many international sporting competitions, including the Commonwealth Games. Northern Ireland also forms joint All-Island sporting bodies with the Republic 
Title: List of modern great powers
Content:  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign country in north-western Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland. The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles. Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland. Otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east, the English Channel to the south and the Celtic Sea to the south-west, giving it the 12th-longest coastline in the world. The Irish Sea separates Great Britain and Ireland. The total area of the United Kingdom is 93,628 sqmi, with an 
Title: List of islands of the United Kingdom
Content: Saint Helena 
Title: Outline of the United Kingdom
Content: The United Kingdom is... ; both a country and a country made up of countries ; both a nation state and a state made up of nations ; an island country ; a Commonwealth realm (1931–) ; Pronunciation: ; Abbreviations: UK ; Common English country names: The United Kingdom, The UK, or Britain ; Official English country name: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ; Common endonyms: United Kingdom, UK, Britain ; Official endonyms: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ; Adjectivals: British, United Kingdom ; Demonyms: Briton, British, Brit ; Etymology: Name of Britain, Name of the United Kingdom ; Name of England ; Name of Northern Ireland ; Name of Scotland ; Name of Wales ; International rankings of the United Kingdom ; Terminology of the British Isles ; United Kingdom-related topics ; England-related topics ; Scotland-related topics ; Wales-related topics ; Northern Ireland-related topics ; ISO country codes: GB, GBR, 826 ; ISO region codes: See ISO 3166-2:GB ; Internet country code top-level domain: .uk, .gb (not used) 

Question: what countries are part of the uk?
Answer: Scotland.