United Kingdom Though officially called the Union Flag, the flag of the U.K. is popularly ... Scotland and Northern Ireland — that are united under one sovereign. England and Wales are ...

Across the Irish Sea is Northern Ireland. Its capital city is Belfast ... learning about the countries of the United Kingdom and their flags. Pupils could use a base map to develop their knowledge ...

"Regrettably, the union flag lacks in Northern Ireland the politically neutral connotations which it enjoys in the rest of the United Kingdom. "However, any decision to remove 12 July from the ...