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Date: 2012-08-25 12:51 pm (UTC)http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserved_matters
It sounds to me as if Scotland now has legal status somewhat greater than a US state, the others maybe somewhat less, though it's not an exact comparison.
In the US, the status of counties varies from state to state. In some states like Virginia, incorporated cities and counties are geographically exclusive, so counties generally provide the local government in areas that are not inside of cities. In others, like Massachusetts, cities and towns geographically cover every point in the state, and counties are an overlay of larger regions whose government is nearly vestigial (controlling the court and prison systems and not much else).