'''Northern Ireland''' (Irish: ''Tuaisceart Éireann'', Ulster-Scots: ''Norlin Airlann'') is one of the constituent countries of the [[United Kingdom]], which also includes [[England]], [[Scotland]] and [[Wales]]. Geographically, Northern Ireland occupies the northern portion of the island of [[Ireland]], with the [[Republic of Ireland]] occupying the remainder of the island. The capital of Northern Ireland is [[Belfast]].
Northern Ireland prohibits [[same-sex marriage|homosexual "marriage"]], while England, Scotland, Wales and the Republic of Ireland impose it throughout the rest of the British Isles.
== History ==