Thread:Proxima Centauri/@comment-406947-20140429050759

The reason I added the countries of the UK to the Former Countries category is because they were once sovereign states (independent countries), but no longer are. Doesn't mean they're not countries in the cultural scene of the term, or can't be in the Countries category. My understanding is that the Countries category includes both sovereign states and "cultural countries" (not sure what the proper term for that is).

On a related note, is there a reason England isn't in the Countries category, yet the other UK Countries are? 