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Technically, Scotland & Wales are nations rather than countries, (along with Northern Ireland) ,only the Republic of Ireland could truly be called a country.
Ain't it that "nation" is about people and "country" is about land? And of course there are overlaps.
You know, partisans of the Boston entry in the American League often identify as members of the Red Sox Nation, no matter where on the map they might be found, and residents of Central Washington State live in Apple Country.
If I heard the phrase "Red Sox Country," greater Boston and maybe all of New England would come to mind. And "Apple Nation" would have me thinking of the collection of humans whose livelihoods depend on the pome.
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