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The United Kingdom consists of 4 countries which are Wales Scotland England and Northern Ireland. Three of these countries are Celtic countries , Wales Scotland and Northern Ireland and these are governed from London , the capital of England. However the three Celtic nations each have their own governments. English is by far the most used language in the UK but some people still speak Welsh and Scottish Gaelic . Even in England there are many accents and customs which gives the UK a mixture of culture .
One difference which i see as a foreign student living in Wales is that many names here are often different from England where i lived for a while . This is true of place names and people names because they come from the Welsh language .This also true in Scotland and Northern Ireland . Each country in the UK has its own flag as well as the British flag , Wales has a dragon flag . Each country has its own flower as a symbol , Wales has a daffodil England has a rose , Scotland has a thistle , Northern Ireland has a shamrock . each country has their own national dress and Scotland has its famous kilt . the four countries celebrate their own national days for their own saints . wales has St. David and Scotland has St. Andrew . These days are special days and celebrated in different ways .
Apart from English , Wales and Scotland both have their own language which are both Celtic . Only around 60,000 people now speak Scottish Gaelic but welsh is by far the most spoken language and its used by around 700,000 speakers . Northern Ireland has a few Irish speakers but Cornish ( Cornwall ) and Manx (Isle of man ) are extinct but a few people are learning them.
Some people from other nations also live in the UK and they come from all over the world . Many Indians and Pakistanis have lived here in recent times as well as other nationalities .
