Special place in hell

[Yorkie62]

Quite a lot apparently, they know very well from which governments to get the best bribes. Remember Russia and Qatar winning the bids for organising the Worldcup and England losing it?

Fair point well put.

[Mordac]

Wales is officially considered a constituent country of the UK, although I believe there is no legal basis for this definition.

You are right to believe this. Legally they are included with England (e.g. laws are applied to England and Wales equally), whereas Scotland and Northern Ireland are genuinely seperate legal entities. The Welsh don't have a Parliament, they have an Assembly.
The only time they get to call themselves a "country" is in certain sports, notably not cricket, which counts England and Wales as one.

[Old Greg]

Wales on line
WalesOnline: News, sport, weather and events from across Wales › News › Wales News › Essential Wales
defines Wales as a country. Well they would wouldn't they.

OR. Another point of view

Is Wales a country? Is it a member of the UN? - Quora

Or there's the view from the Guardian

If 'The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland' is the official title of the 'nation' and Wales is a principality, are England, Scotland & Northern Ireland 'countries'? And, if so, what's the official difference between a 'country' and a 'nation'? | Notes and Queries | guardian.co.uk

and many more but the concesus outside of Wales is that Wales is not really a country

Try the official UK position.

Number10.gov.uk >> countries within a country

Friday 10 January 2003
countries within a country
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.

Great Britain, however, comprises only England, Scotland and Wales. Great Britain is the largest island of the British Isles. Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic form the second largest island.

The UK is just under 1,000 km long from the south coast of England to the extreme north of Scotland, and is 500 km across at its widest point. It shares a single land border with the Irish Republic. Despite its relatively small size the UK boasts incredibly varied and often very beautiful scenery.

The Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are not part of the United Kingdom. They are largely self-governing with their own legislative assemblies and systems of law. But the British Government is responsible for their defence and international relations.

On this site the term ‘Britain’ is used informally to mean the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. Read on to find out more about how England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are administered.

[Old Greg]

I once had the pleasure or working on a health project that spanned all four UK constituent countries and the three crown dependencies (which are sometimes referred to as countries).

[Old Greg]

You are right to believe this. Legally they are included with England (e.g. laws are applied to England and Wales equally), whereas Scotland and Northern Ireland are genuinely seperate legal entities. The Welsh don't have a Parliament, they have an Assembly.
The only time they get to call themselves a "country" is in certain sports, notably not cricket, which counts England and Wales as one.

Welsh law has started to separate. I think this was the first specific Welsh law, but it may instead have been one of the first.

Human Transplantation (Wales) Act 2013 - Wikipedia

[Yorkie62]

Try the official UK position.

Number10.gov.uk >> countries within a country

Which just goes to show how much No. 10 knows about the definition of a country. Wales has an assembly and is not self governing.

Who was prime minister in 2003? Oh yes that Blair bloke.

[Old Greg]

Which just goes to show how much No. 10 knows about the definition of a country. Wales has an assembly and is not self governing.

Who was prime minister in 2003? Oh yes that Blair bloke.

Clearly somebody doesn't understand the definition of a country. But hopefully you do now.

Region and Country Profiles - data.gov.uk

Region and Country Profiles
Published by: Office for National Statistics Last updated: 19 December 2013 Topic: Not added Licence: Open Government Licence
Summary
Region and Country Profiles provides a source of essential statistics for the regions of England and the constituent countries of the UK (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland). The tables provide a wide range of demographic, social, environmental and economic

[Yorkie62]

Clearly somebody doesn't understand the definition of a country. But hopefully you do now.

Region and Country Profiles - data.gov.uk

Or this

What is the difference between a nation, state and country? - Quora

[Old Greg]

Or this

What is the difference between a nation, state and country? - Quora

The dangers of Quora. If a country were the same as a state, there would be no such thing as a constituent country, which there clearly is.

I have given you examples for UK, Netherlands and Denmark.

[Yorkie62]

The dangers of Quora. If a country were the same as a state, there would be no such thing as a constituent country, which there clearly is.

I have given you examples for UK, Netherlands and Denmark.

Then there's this definition

Country definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A country is one of the political units which the world is divided into, covering a particular area of land.

Which unfortunately only covers land and make no reference to what a "country" might call its "territorial waters" maybe there's a clue in the name.