Membership of the countries of the United Kingdom in international organisations

The United Kingdom is a sovereign state that is made up of four countries: England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Three of these countries; Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, have their own devolved legislatures and governments and are represented in some international intergovernmental organisation separately from the United Kingdom as a whole. All four countries have membership in several international sports federations and are represented by their own national teams in sports where there is no UK-wide team. England Intergovernmental organisations

England has no devolved legislature or governmenthttps://www.ons.gov.uk/methodology/geography/ukgeographies/administrativegeography/england and is therefore not represented as a single entity in intergovernmental organisations.

International sports federations

Badminton World Federation Commonwealth Games Federation FIFA (UEFA) International Chess Federation (European Chess Union) International Cricket Council International Golf Federation International Hockey Federation International Kabaddi Federation International Korfball Federation International Rugby League International Table Tennis Federation International Volleyball Federation (European Volleyball Confederation) World Boccia World Bowls World Boxing World Croquet Federation World Curling World Darts Federation World Lacrosse World Netball World Rugby (Rugby Europe) World Squash (European Squash Federation)

Northern Ireland

Intergovernmental organisations

British-Irish Council British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Congress of Local and Regional Authorities - Chamber of Regions EU–UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (observer) North/South Inter-Parliamentary Association North/South Ministerial Council

International sports federations

Commonwealth Games Federation FIFA (UEFA) International Volleyball Federation (European Volleyball Confederation) World Darts Federation Additionally, at some international sports events, athletes from Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland participate as part of a unified team representing the Island of Ireland.

Scotland

Intergovernmental organisations

British-Irish Council British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly Council of the Nations and Regions Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Congress of Local and Regional Authorities - Chamber of Regions EU–UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (observer) National Economic Council Nordic Council (observer since 2022)https://www.parliament.scot/about/news/news-listing/presiding-officer-leads-holyrood-delegation-to-strengthen-links-with-nordic-council Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council

International sports federations

Badminton World Federation Commonwealth Games Federation FIFA (UEFA) International Chess Federation (European Chess Union) International Cricket Council International Golf Federation International Hockey Federation International Rugby League International Table Tennis Federation International Volleyball Federation (European Volleyball Confederation) International Korfball Federation World Boxing World Bowls World Croquet Federation World Darts Federation World Lacrosse World Netball World Rugby (Rugby Europe) World Squash (European Squash Federation)

Wales

Intergovernmental organisations

British-Irish Council British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Congress of Local and Regional Authorities - Chamber of Regions EU–UK Parliamentary Partnership Assembly (observer)

International sports federations

Badminton World Federation Commonwealth Games Federation FIFA (UEFA) International Chess Federation (European Chess Union) International Esports Federation International Golf Federation International Hockey Federation International Korfball Federation International Rugby League International Table Tennis Federation World Bowls World Boxing World Darts Federation World Lacrosse World Rugby (Rugby Europe) World Squash (European Squash Federation)

See also Foreign relations of the United Kingdom Intergovernmental relations in the United Kingdom Membership of British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies in international organisations

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