English Counties Explained: History & Geography

Counties — Administrative or geographic divisions within a country or state that are used for local government, public services, elections, and record-keeping, vary greatly in size, population, and responsibilities depending on the nation they belong to, have existed for centuries in many parts of the world, and somehow manage to make people say they’re “from the next county over” as if everyone else is automatically supposed to know exactly where that is #geography #counties #maps #government #

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