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| The capital, and largest city, is [[offtopic: | The capital, and largest city, is [[offtopic: | ||
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| - | Other divisions of the UK are cultural ones : | + | ==== Administrative and territorial organisation ==== |
| - | | + | After the waning and gradual dismantling of the British Empire during the 20th century, the modern day United Kingdom can be best described as a country of countries or a polity of polities. And it shows... |
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| + | __a.) Cultural divisions (constituent countries) of the UK:__ | ||
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| - | [[offtopic: | + | Islands and archipelagos that are part of the UK, but not the UK' |
| - | Overseas territories | + | __b.) Crown dependencies |
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| + | * [[The Channel Islands]] | ||
| + | * [[Guernsey]] (The Bailwick of Guernsey, crown dependency) | ||
| + | * [[Alderney]] (partly self-governing, | ||
| + | * [[Sark]] (partly self-governing, | ||
| + | * [[Jersey]] (The Bailwick of Jersey, crown dependency) | ||
| + | * [[The Isle of Man]] (crown dependency) | ||
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| + | Autonomous members of the UK, located | ||
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| + | __c.) Overseas territories of the UK:__ | ||
| * [[Bermuda]] | * [[Bermuda]] | ||
| - | * [[British Caribbean overseas territories]] | + | * [[British Caribbean overseas territories]] |
| + | * [[British South Atlantic overseas territories]] (Ascension Island, Saint Helena, the Tristan da Cunha archipelago, | ||
| * [[The Falklands|Falkland Islands]] | * [[The Falklands|Falkland Islands]] | ||
| + | * [[Gibraltar]] | ||
| * [[Pitcairn Islands]] | * [[Pitcairn Islands]] | ||
| - | ---- | + | Formed from former colonies and various overseas territories that have chosen to remain |
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| - | ==== AH.com Culture ==== | + | |
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| - | Northern Ireland is an anomaly, [[running jokes|as its capital is not, in fact, within the territory' | + | |
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| - | An interesting political fact is that the House of Windsor is not acknowledged by [[offtopic: | + | |
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| ==== Country naming terminology ==== | ==== Country naming terminology ==== | ||
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| * Note that England no longer exists as a political entity due to it being subsumed into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 and, unlike Scotland or Wales, does not even have its own devolved parliament. For that reason, it is incorrect to describe [[Queen#Her Majesty]] as the "Queen of England" | * Note that England no longer exists as a political entity due to it being subsumed into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707 and, unlike Scotland or Wales, does not even have its own devolved parliament. For that reason, it is incorrect to describe [[Queen#Her Majesty]] as the "Queen of England" | ||
| - | * The British Isles is the name of the geographical area consisting of Great Britain, Ireland, and all the small islands surrounding them. It is not a political entity. Some Irish people object to the name ' | + | * The [[British Isles]] is the name of the geographical area consisting of Great Britain, Ireland, and all the small islands surrounding them. It is not a political entity. Some Irish people object to the name ' |
| * The British Isl// | * The British Isl// | ||
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| * Another misconception seems to be related to the power of the British aristocracy. In a desperate attempt to justify the Rebellion of 1776 (a minor front of the War of the Bourbon Alliance), many Americans have attempted to criticise British politics while working on the assumption that the toffs still retain any real form of power. | * Another misconception seems to be related to the power of the British aristocracy. In a desperate attempt to justify the Rebellion of 1776 (a minor front of the War of the Bourbon Alliance), many Americans have attempted to criticise British politics while working on the assumption that the toffs still retain any real form of power. | ||
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| + | ==== In AH.com Culture ==== | ||
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| + | Northern Ireland is an anomaly, [[running jokes|as its capital is not, in fact, within the territory' | ||
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| + | An interesting political fact is that the House of Windsor is not acknowledged by [[offtopic: | ||
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| * [[037771]] | * [[037771]] | ||
| - | * [[67th Tigers]] | + | * [[Alex Richards]] |
| * [[Analytical Engine]] | * [[Analytical Engine]] | ||
| + | * [[AndyC]] | ||
| * [[Arachnid]] | * [[Arachnid]] | ||
| * [[area11]] | * [[area11]] | ||
| * [[Basileus Giorgios]] | * [[Basileus Giorgios]] | ||
| + | * [[BriefMortal]] | ||
| * [[Calgacus]] | * [[Calgacus]] | ||
| * [[Chris]] | * [[Chris]] | ||
| + | * [[Claymore]] | ||
| + | * [[Daeres]] | ||
| * [[DAv]] | * [[DAv]] | ||
| * [[Ed Costello]] | * [[Ed Costello]] | ||
| * [[EdT]] | * [[EdT]] | ||
| * [[Fellatio Nelson]] | * [[Fellatio Nelson]] | ||
| - | * [[FletcherofSaltoun]] | + | * [[FletcherofSaltoun|Fletch]] |
| - | * [[Freizeit]] | + | |
| - | * [[Geordie87# | + | |
| * [[Gandavien]] | * [[Gandavien]] | ||
| + | * [[Geordie87# | ||
| + | * [[Grey Wolf]] | ||
| * [[Jason]] | * [[Jason]] | ||
| + | * [[kellineil]] | ||
| * [[Kit]] | * [[Kit]] | ||
| * [[Krall]] | * [[Krall]] | ||
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| * [[Lemon flavoured]] | * [[Lemon flavoured]] | ||
| * [[Lord Roem]] | * [[Lord Roem]] | ||
| + | * [[Luath]] | ||
| * [[Meadow]] | * [[Meadow]] | ||
| - | * [[MrP]] | + | * [[MrP]] |
| * [[Nekromans]] | * [[Nekromans]] | ||
| - | * [[ninebucks]] | + | * [[nixonshead]] |
| - | * [[Northstar]] | + | * [[Owain|OwenM]] |
| * [[Sargon]] | * [[Sargon]] | ||
| + | * [[shiftygiant]] | ||
| * [[SteveW]] | * [[SteveW]] | ||
| * [[Thande]] | * [[Thande]] | ||
| - | * [[TheDarkServant]] | + | * [[TheDarkServant|TheDarkMessiah]] |
| * [[The Professor]] | * [[The Professor]] | ||
| + | * [[the sarge]] | ||
| * [[Tom_NUFC]] | * [[Tom_NUFC]] | ||
| * [[Tongera]] | * [[Tongera]] | ||
| * [[Tovarich]] | * [[Tovarich]] | ||
| + | * [[Turquoise Blue]] | ||
| * [[V-J]] | * [[V-J]] | ||
| * [[Wanderlust]] | * [[Wanderlust]] | ||
| * [[Xhavnak]] | * [[Xhavnak]] | ||
| - | * [[BriefMortal]] | ||
| Including the banned ones : | Including the banned ones : | ||
| + | * [[67th Tigers]] | ||
| + | * [[Chilperic]] | ||
| * [[englander1]] | * [[englander1]] | ||
| + | * [[Freizeit]] | ||
| * [[hypern]] | * [[hypern]] | ||
| - | * [[Tielhard]] | + | * [[libbrit]] |
| - | * [[Chilperic]] | + | * [[ninebucks]] |
| + | * [[Northstar]] | ||
| * [[Rule Britannia]] | * [[Rule Britannia]] | ||
| + | * [[Tielhard]] | ||
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| + | ==== Discussions ==== | ||
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| ==== See Also ==== | ==== See Also ==== | ||
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| **The [[alternate history: | **The [[alternate history: | ||
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| - | **[[British Caribbean overseas territories]]** | ||
| **[[timelines: | **[[timelines: | ||
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