Ireland is a Country

And Scotland isn't!

Ireland? Yes: http://irelandnow.com/ireland.html

Scotland? No: Scotland is Not an Independent Country

"Thus, as you can plainly see, Scotland (nor Wales, nor Northern Ireland, nor England itself) is not an independent country nor is it a State. However, Scotland is most certainly a nation of people living in an internal division of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland."