Area would be a No point of view as area is correct by any definition Country however assumes that Northern Ireland and Wales are countries which is long disputed Especially when the majority of sources site them as a province and principality respectively In some cases a principality is a country because it has no higher legal governing but in this case Wales is not considered a country because it has a higher legal governing country  the UK Do you see now Wales is not technically a state so that would not be helpful either An area can cover any meaning though