West Saxony

Wessex (also known the 'West Country') is a small devolved country part of the United Kingdom located to the South West of England. Wessex covers the counties of Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, Dorset, Avon, Gloucestshire and Wiltshire. Formed in 2009 after a vote of unification of governing system in the South West, by the Members of Parliament for each county of the South West of England. Wessex is bordered by England to the East, and Wales to the North across the River Severn, with a land area of 23,829 km2, and had a population of over 5 million in 2011 Wessex is the fifth largest devolved country in the United Kingdom.

Etymology
Wessex was the name for a kingdom in the south west of england from the 6th century until the unified english state in the 10th century. The Kingdom was ruled by the Wessex family, also known as the House of Wessex. The name Wessex after unification had become a general noun for describing the South West Peninsula of England, which is why the new country was named after the historical kingdom.

Government
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Constitutionally, the UK is a de jure, unitary state, its parliament and government in Westminster. In the House of Commons Wessex is represented by 30 Members of parliament (of 680) from Wessen constituencies, which includes the Secretary for Wessex who sits in the United Kingdom Cabinet and asserts matters pertaining to Wessex. Since the creation of Wessex in 2009, it has taken on the same model of government and autonomy that Wales and Scotland both posess, which created the Assembly for Wessex, which has legislative powers akin to that of the Scottish Parliament and the Northern Irish Assembly. The Assembly constitutes of 55 members, simply known as Members of the Assembly. Members are elected for four year terms, and are headed by the Assembly Head.