England is not a REAL country.

I just want to highlight something that myself as a Scot and a Brit always seem to come across.

This is aimed at those people out there, usually Americans, Australians and even Kiwis, who seem to think that either the UK is called 'England' or that Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland all come under one name 'England'.

England is not a REAL country.

In this sense, a real country, means a Sovereign Nation with 100% powers over all its own affairs.

In the UK we still use the name 'country' or 'nations' for England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, but they are not "REAL" countries.

An example of where this might be mis-used is when someone tells me they visited England and I ask if they also visited Scotland, often the answer is something like this.
"oh, yes I went all over England".
but did you go to Scotland
"I just told you, I toured all over England"
sigh....

The List below deals with England in particular but is relevant to all 4 nations within the UK

• There is no such thing as an English Government.
• There is no such thing as the Prime Minister of England
• There is no such thing as an English Passport
• There is no currency called English Pounds.
• There is no such thing as an Embassy or High Commission of England
• There is no English Army
• There is no English Navy
• There is no English Air Force

The United Nations has 7 representatives from countries beginning with the letter "E"

• Ecuador
• Egypt
• El Salvador
• Equatorial Guinea
• Eritrea
• Estonia
• Ethiopia
• England? nope.
  

all the above goes for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as well of course. But we / they already know this



Welcome to the UK.

Further reading and evidence

• England is NOT and independent country
• England is a Province!