How many countries comprise the region that includes a country where North Sea oil was discovered in the 1970s?
Countries of the United Kingdom The United Kingdom (UK) comprises four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Middle East The Middle East is a transcontinental region centered on Western Asia and Egypt in North Africa. The corresponding adjective is "Middle-Eastern" and the derived noun is "Middle-Easterner". The term has come into wider usage as a replacement of the term Near East (as opposed to the Far East) beginning in the early 20th century.