United Kingdom
It consists of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. It was the world's first industrialised country. I am always in trouble finding some interesting facts about well known countries... Cricket and rugby were invented in England. Let's just throw in some names: The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Queen, Bee Gees, Elton John, Coldplay, Radiohead, Oasis, Spice Girls, Amy Winehouse, Adele; Alfred Hitchcock; Harry Potter (J. K. Rowling), The Lord of the Rings (J. R. R. Tolkien), William Shakespeare, Agatha Christie....