Why So Few People Live In Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland or Southwest England

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The United Kingdom is one of Europe's largest countries by population with about 67 million people. Despite this, the vast majority of those people live with England and, more specifically, the central part of England. This gives England far more power over Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland over domestic affairs. So why don't more people live in other regions of the United Kingdom and what's the relationship between the United Kingdom and the tiny Isle of Man?

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