How are Ireland Scotland and Wales governed differently from England?
26 of the 32 counties in Ireland are part of an independent state called the Republic of Ireland. The other 6 counties (which are still occupied by British forces), plus Britain, make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Within the UK, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales each have a devolved government. England does not All four are ruled overall by the UK Government, the UK being a constitutional monarchy ruled by the British Prime Minister in the name of the British monarch. The Republic of Ireland, in contrast, is a multiparty republic. It is ruled by the elected government, whose leaders are the Taoiseach and the President of Ireland.
