Even so the Irish are to England as the Provencal are to France, if slightly more trustworthy as they are quite Catholic. England meanwhile is quite united, having only English, Anglois, and Welsh cultures making it quite equal in the relationship. While the continental side is larger and more populous, the southern Provencal culture is distrusted from past rebellions and current grievances making ' France' primarily mean the French and Breton speaking portions. Unlike a union of two unequal partners, a completely hypothetical and as unlikely to happen as man is to fly being England and Scotland where England would undoubtedly hold the most power, in this union both sides are in essence equal. Their monarch and ruling Parliaments (Parliament of the lords and Parliament of the People) are the same, and both largely take great caution and pride in ruling both sides of the channel. While technically the kingdoms of both France and England are separate, in practice they are without a doubt one. Its European homeland consists of the southern majority of the island of Great Britain in size and the vast majority of its population, the entirety of Ireland, and nearly all of historical Occitanian and French lands. It also borders Savoy and Navarra in Italy and Iberia respectively. The major countries that it borders are Burgundy, Scandinavia, Spain, Aragon and Provence. The Dual Monarchy (officially the Dual Monarchies of England and France) is a country situated in Western Europe, widely regarded as the foremost power in the region and potentially the world.