What are the Countries of the United Kingdom?

The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

• Wales was annexed by England through the Laws in Wales Acts of 1535 and 1542.
• Scotland and England shared a monarch from 1603.
• The Acts of Union of 1707 merged them into the Kingdom of Great Britain.
• Ireland joined in 1801, creating the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
• Most of Ireland left in 1922; Northern Ireland stayed, and the country took its current name.
• Since 1999, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have had their own devolved parliaments or assemblies.