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SCOTLAND
POPULATION: 5,062,011 of which 2,432,494 are male and 2,629,517 are female.
Scotland covers 78,790 sq km (30,420 square miles). The capital city is Edinburgh which is also home to the Scottish Parliament. The spoken language is English though is has its own traditional language called Gaelic, spoken by about 70,000 people. Scotland tends to be colder than England since its located further North but this has its good side since it enables Scotland to provide Skiing holidays to its visitors. A passport is not required for UK travel between England, Scotland and Wales but journeys crossing the water to Europe or even Northern Ireland will entail showing a valid passport.

WALES
POPULATION: 2,903,085 of which 1,403,782 are male and 1,499,303 are female.
Wales has a population of 2.8 million and covers 20,760 sq km (8,015 square miles). Wales now has its own assembly (a form of parliament) which is located in the capital, Cardiff (the capital since the 1950s). While the spoken language in Wales is mostly English, they do have their own traditional Welsh language spoken by about 20%, more predominately in North Wales. A passport is not required for UK travel between England, Scotland and Wales but journeys crossing the water to Europe or even Northern Ireland will entail showing a valid passport.

IRELAND
Ireland covers 70,273 sq km (27,133 square miles) and has a population of 3,883,000. Ireland is split into two separate entities. The north of Ireland is the part that makes up the fourth country in the UK, while the south is a separate country with its capital in Dublin. Northern Ireland is 14,151 sq km (5464 square miles). A rebellion in 1916 and a guerrilla war till 1921 resulted in independence for the 26 Southern Counties. The 6 Northern Counties remained a part of the United Kingdom. In 1948 Ireland withdrew from the British Commonwealth; it joined the European Community in 1973. A passport is not required for UK travel between England, Scotland and Wales but journeys crossing the water from or to Northern Ireland will entail showing a valid passport.

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