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Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the
OECD has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former
Yugoslavia; the Soviet Union referring to the
Republics of the Soviet Union; and European institutions such as the
Council of Europe frequently used the expression in reference to the European Union countries. example It is not a term of art and has no defined legal meaning; 'constituent' is simply an adjective, and the phrase has no clear meaning outside a context from which the entity or grouping of which the countries in question are constituents or components can be understood.
== United Kingdom ==The constituent countries of the United Kingdom are:countries within a country.
These four constituent countries of the United Kingdom are sometimes also referred to as the
Home Nations. The Parliament of the United Kingdom and the Her Majesty's Government are at
Palace of Westminster in England. They deal with
reserved matters, and with legislation specifically for England but not on matters which have been Devolution to the separate governments in the other constituent countries (see
Scottish Parliament,
Welsh Assembly Government and
Northern Ireland Executive).
The
Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom and are not represented in the United Kingdom Parliament. They are rather direct Crown dependencies of the British Crown.
Background
The word
country does not necessarily connote political
independence (thus Basque Country (autonomous community)), so that it may, according to context, be used to refer either to the UK or one of its constituents. Thus, for example, the British Prime Minister's website refers to "Countries within a country", stating "The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." Number 10 This article discusses the use of the phrase 'constituent countries' within that context, but it should be remembered that the phrase necessarily takes its meaning from its surrounding context which may be different.Term used by British and Irish Governments and British media.
Although the term constituent countries is sometimes used by official government bodies in the UK, such as the
Office for National Statistics, it is rarely used otherwise. Far more frequently, they are simply referred to as countries; thus the 2001 British Census asked residents of the UK their "country of birth" with tick box options of: England; Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland; Republic of Ireland and Elsewhere; 2001 British Census. and the Office for National Statistics states authoritatively in its glossary that "In the context of the UK, each of the four main subdivisions (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) is referred to as a country". Office for National Statistics.
The British Embassy in the United States uses the word countries on its website, rather than constituent countries: "The United Kingdom is made up of the countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland." British Embassy in the United States of America.
Distinctive status
All four have always had and continue to have distinctive variations in legislative and administrative status and England and Scotland were originally independent states. All four are still generally regarded as possessing distinct nationalities (an attribute of
civil society), although they have no distinct citizenships (an attribute of the
state). To varying degrees, their inhabitants may view themselves, for example, as English, Irish, Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh or as British by nationality, or frequently by some combination thereof.
Northern Ireland was the first part of the UK to have a devolved government, under the
Government of Ireland Act 1920, until the Parliament of Northern Ireland was suspended in 1972. After a period of direct rule by the UK government and some abortive attempts at reinstating devolved government during the The Troubles, the modern
Northern Ireland Assembly was established in 1998, and is currently in operation following a number of periods of suspension. The complex history of Northern Ireland has led to differing views as to its status. The term "Province" is used more often by unionist and British commentators to refer to Northern Ireland, but not by nationalists. Both unionists and nationalists will refer to the traditional nine counties of
Ulster as a province.
Scotland and
Wales adopted devolved governments in the 1990s, but have long been described as countries in their own right. Although England lacks a devolved government of its own, and no real legal existence, except as part of "England and Wales", it is almost universally thought of as a country and a nation.
All four constituent countries of the United Kingdom have political parties campaigning for further self-government or independence. In the case of Northern Ireland, both the desire for union with the
Republic of Ireland and a small movement for independence from both the Republic and the UK have existed. There is a Cornish self-government in Cornwall which has campaigned for Cornwall to be recognised as a constituent country of the UK, rather than its current status as an administrative English county. Likewise, all four countries also have political parties which support or specifically campaign for the continued maintenance of the union.
Alternative terms
The phrase 'component countries' is also occasionally used.http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmhansrd/vo000228/text/00228w35.htm The overlapping, but not identical term
Home Nations is also occasionally used by government bodies, but is almost exclusively used in sporting contexts, particularly
rugby union; this term more frequently means England national rugby union team,
Scotland national rugby union team,
Ireland national rugby union team (as a whole), and Wales national rugby union team.
Sometimes the four countries are described as 'constituent parts'."Constituent parts" used by US government."Constituent parts" used by British government.
Citizenship
All
citizens of the United Kingdom, from whichever constituent country, are British citizens (although many people in Northern Ireland are entitled to, and often do, hold Irish citizenship) and are also Citizenship of the European Union.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The constituent countries (
landen) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are:
- The Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
- Aruba
Distinctive status
Each of the three constituent parts has its own constitution: the Constitution of the Netherlands (
Grondwet van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), the Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles (
Staatsregeling van de Nederlandse Antillen), and the
Constitution of Aruba (
Staatsregeling van Aruba). Each of the three constituent parts also has its own administration and parliament. Together, they form a
federation under a monarch as a single
head of state.
Citizenship
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a member of the
European Union. However the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba are not considered part of the EU, but rather have the status of
Special member state territories and their relations with the EU (overseas countries and territories; in
Dutch language LGO's,
landen en gebiedsdelen overzee). Since citizenship is handled by the kingdom, and not distinguished for the three constituent countries, citizens from all three constituent countries are also
Citizenship of the European Union, although residents of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba are not eligible to vote in the elections for the
European Parliament.
References
See also
Constituent countries is a phrase used, often by official institutions, in contexts in which a number of countries make up a larger entity or grouping, concerning these countries; thus the OECD has used the phrase in reference to the parts of former
Yugoslavia; the
Soviet Union referring to the Republics of the Soviet Union; and
European institutions such as the Council of Europe frequently used the expression in reference to the
European Union countries. example It is not a term of art and has no defined legal meaning; 'constituent' is simply an adjective, and the phrase has no clear meaning outside a context from which the entity or grouping of which the countries in question are constituents or components can be understood.
== United Kingdom ==The constituent countries of the United Kingdom are:countries within a country.
These four constituent countries of the United Kingdom are sometimes also referred to as the
Home Nations. The
Parliament of the United Kingdom and the
Her Majesty's Government are at Palace of Westminster in England. They deal with reserved matters, and with legislation specifically for England but not on matters which have been Devolution to the separate governments in the other constituent countries (see Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly Government and
Northern Ireland Executive).
The
Isle of Man and the
Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom and are not represented in the United Kingdom Parliament. They are rather direct Crown dependencies of the
British Crown.
Background
The word country does not necessarily connote political independence (thus
Basque Country (autonomous community)), so that it may, according to context, be used to refer either to the UK or one of its constituents. Thus, for example, the British Prime Minister's website refers to "Countries within a country", stating "The United Kingdom is made up of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland." Number 10 This article discusses the use of the phrase 'constituent countries' within that context, but it should be remembered that the phrase necessarily takes its meaning from its surrounding context which may be different.Term used by British and Irish Governments and British media.
Although the term constituent countries is sometimes used by official government bodies in the UK, such as the Office for National Statistics, it is rarely used otherwise. Far more frequently, they are simply referred to as countries; thus the 2001 British Census asked residents of the UK their "country of birth" with tick box options of: England; Wales; Scotland; Northern Ireland; Republic of Ireland and Elsewhere; 2001 British Census. and the
Office for National Statistics states authoritatively in its glossary that "In the context of the UK, each of the four main subdivisions (England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) is referred to as a country". Office for National Statistics.
The British Embassy in the
United States uses the word countries on its website, rather than constituent countries: "The United Kingdom is made up of the countries of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland." British Embassy in the United States of America.
Distinctive status
All four have always had and continue to have distinctive variations in legislative and administrative status and England and
Scotland were originally independent states. All four are still generally regarded as possessing distinct nationalities (an attribute of civil society), although they have no distinct citizenships (an attribute of the
state). To varying degrees, their inhabitants may view themselves, for example, as English, Irish, Northern Irish, Scottish, Welsh or as British by nationality, or frequently by some combination thereof.
Northern Ireland was the first part of the UK to have a
devolved government, under the Government of Ireland Act 1920, until the
Parliament of Northern Ireland was suspended in 1972. After a period of direct rule by the UK government and some abortive attempts at reinstating devolved government during the
The Troubles, the modern Northern Ireland Assembly was established in
1998, and is currently in operation following a number of periods of suspension. The complex history of Northern Ireland has led to differing views as to its status. The term "Province" is used more often by unionist and British commentators to refer to Northern Ireland, but not by nationalists. Both unionists and nationalists will refer to the traditional nine counties of Ulster as a province.
Scotland and
Wales adopted devolved governments in the 1990s, but have long been described as countries in their own right. Although
England lacks a devolved government of its own, and no real legal existence, except as part of "England and Wales", it is almost universally thought of as a country and a
nation.
All four constituent countries of the United Kingdom have political parties campaigning for further
self-government or
independence. In the case of
Northern Ireland, both the desire for union with the
Republic of Ireland and a small movement for independence from both the Republic and the UK have existed. There is a
Cornish self-government in
Cornwall which has campaigned for Cornwall to be recognised as a constituent country of the UK, rather than its current status as an administrative
English county. Likewise, all four countries also have political parties which support or specifically campaign for the continued maintenance of the union.
Alternative terms
The phrase 'component countries' is also occasionally used.http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199900/cmhansrd/vo000228/text/00228w35.htm The overlapping, but not identical term Home Nations is also occasionally used by government bodies, but is almost exclusively used in
sporting contexts, particularly rugby union; this term more frequently means
England national rugby union team, Scotland national rugby union team,
Ireland national rugby union team (as a whole), and
Wales national rugby union team.
Sometimes the four countries are described as 'constituent parts'."Constituent parts" used by US government."Constituent parts" used by British government.
Citizenship
All citizens of the United Kingdom, from whichever constituent country, are
British citizens (although many people in Northern Ireland are entitled to, and often do, hold Irish citizenship) and are also Citizenship of the European Union.
Kingdom of the Netherlands
The constituent countries (
landen) of the Kingdom of the Netherlands are:
- The Netherlands
- Netherlands Antilles
- Aruba
Distinctive status
Each of the three constituent parts has its own constitution: the Constitution of the Netherlands (
Grondwet van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden), the Constitution of the Netherlands Antilles (
Staatsregeling van de Nederlandse Antillen), and the
Constitution of Aruba (
Staatsregeling van Aruba). Each of the three constituent parts also has its own administration and parliament. Together, they form a federation under a
monarch as a single head of state.
Citizenship
The Kingdom of the Netherlands is a member of the
European Union. However the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba are not considered part of the EU, but rather have the status of Special member state territories and their relations with the EU (overseas countries and territories; in
Dutch language LGO's,
landen en gebiedsdelen overzee). Since citizenship is handled by the kingdom, and not distinguished for the three constituent countries, citizens from all three constituent countries are also
Citizenship of the European Union, although residents of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba are not eligible to vote in the elections for the European Parliament.
References
See also
Constituent country - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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