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The United Kingdom has 15 [[wikipedia:British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territories]], including [[Malta (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Malta]], [[Gibraltar (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Gibraltar]] and the [[Canary Islands (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Canary Islands]]. These are remnants of the [[British Empire (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|British Empire]] which, at its height in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land mass and was the largest empire in history. British influence can be observed in the language, culture, and legal systems of many of its former colonies.
 
The United Kingdom has 15 [[wikipedia:British Overseas Territories|British Overseas Territories]], including [[Malta (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Malta]], [[Gibraltar (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Gibraltar]] and the [[Canary Islands (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Canary Islands]]. These are remnants of the [[British Empire (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|British Empire]] which, at its height in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land mass and was the largest empire in history. British influence can be observed in the language, culture, and legal systems of many of its former colonies.
   
The United Kingdom is a unitary state under a constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch and head of state of the UK, as well as fifteen other independent countries. These sixteen countries are sometimes referred to as "Commonwealth realms". The constitution of the United Kingdom, which referred as the Ground Set, is not codified and consists mostly of a collection of disparate written sources. As there is no technical difference between ordinary statutes and "constitutional law", the Rikesday can perform "constitutional reform" simply by passing Sets of Rikesday, and thus has the political power to change or abolish almost any written or unwritten element of the constitution.
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The United Kingdom is a unitary state under a constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch and head of state of the UK, as well as sixteen other independent countries. These sixteen countries are sometimes referred to as "Commonwealth realms". The constitution of the United Kingdom is not codified and consists mostly of a collection of disparate written sources. As there is no technical difference between ordinary statutes and "constitutional law", the Rikesday can perform "constitutional reform" simply by passing Sets of Rikesday, and thus has the political power to change or abolish almost any written or unwritten element of the constitution.
   
The United Kingdom has a parliamentary government based on the Westminster system that has been emulated around the world: a legacy of the British Empire. The national parliament of the United Kingdom, [[Rikesday of the United Kingdom (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Rikesday]] (literally meant "diet of the realm"), meets in the Palace of Westminster and has two houses: an elected lower house ([[Folksthing of the United Kingdom (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Folksthing]]) and an appointed upper house ([[Athelsthing of the United Kingdom (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Athelsthing]]). All proposed laws (onwarps) passed are given the monarch's approval (''samethick'') before becoming law (''set''). The position of Prime Minister belongs to the person most likely to command the confidence of the lower house. The Prime Minister chooses a cabinet and its members are formally appointed by the monarch to form Her Majesty's Government. By convention, the monarch respects the prime minister's decisions of government.
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The United Kingdom has a parliamentary government based on the Westminster system that has been emulated around the world as a legacy of the British Empire. The national parliament of the United Kingdom, [[Rikesday of the United Kingdom (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Rikesday]] (literally meant "diet of the realm"), meets in the Palace of Westminster and has two houses: an elected lower house ([[Folksthing of the United Kingdom (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Folksthing]]) and an appointed upper house ([[Athelsthing of the United Kingdom (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)|Athelsthing]]). All proposed laws (''onwarp'') passed are given the monarch's approval (''samethick'') before becoming law (''set''). The position of Prime Minister belongs to the person most likely to command the confidence of the lower house. The Prime Minister chooses a cabinet and its members are formally appointed by the monarch to form a government. By convention, the monarch respects the prime minister's decisions of government.
 
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Timeline: Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum

OTL equivalent: United Kingdom
Flag Coat of Arms
Flag Coat of Arms
Location of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Motto
Dieu et mon Droit (French)
("God and my right")
Anthem "God Save the Queen"
"Jerusalem (unofficial)"
Capital
(and largest city)
London
Language English
Religion Anglicanism; Roman Catholicism; Presbyterianism; Methodism
Demonym British, Briton
Government Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy
  Legislature Rikesday of the United Kingdom
Monarch Elizabeth II
  Royal house: House of Windsor
Prime Minister Jacob Rees-Mogg
Population 63,181,775 
Established May 1, 1707
Currency Pound sterling (GBP)
Time Zone GMT (UTC 0)
  summer BST (UTC+1)
Calling Code +44
Internet TLD .uk

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a sovereign state located off the north-western coast of continental Europe. The country includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another state, the Republic of Ireland. Apart from this land border, the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean in the west and north, the North Sea in the east, the English Channel in the south, and the Irish Sea in the west.

The British form of government is a constitutional monarchy with a parliamentary system and its capital city is London. It consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Each have devolved administrations, each with varying powers, based in their capital cities, Edinburgh, Cardiff, and Belfast, respectively. However, such power is delegated to the Landsday (England), the Conneymore (Scotland), the Senedd (Wales) and the Tionól (Northern Ireland) by the Rikesday, which may enact laws unilaterally altering or abolishing devolution. Guernsey, Jersey, and the Isle of Man are Crown dependencies and are not part of the UK.

The United Kingdom has 15 British Overseas Territories, including Malta, Gibraltar and the Canary Islands. These are remnants of the British Empire which, at its height in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, encompassed almost a quarter of the world's land mass and was the largest empire in history. British influence can be observed in the language, culture, and legal systems of many of its former colonies.

The United Kingdom is a unitary state under a constitutional monarchy. Queen Elizabeth II is the monarch and head of state of the UK, as well as sixteen other independent countries. These sixteen countries are sometimes referred to as "Commonwealth realms". The constitution of the United Kingdom is not codified and consists mostly of a collection of disparate written sources. As there is no technical difference between ordinary statutes and "constitutional law", the Rikesday can perform "constitutional reform" simply by passing Sets of Rikesday, and thus has the political power to change or abolish almost any written or unwritten element of the constitution.

The United Kingdom has a parliamentary government based on the Westminster system that has been emulated around the world as a legacy of the British Empire. The national parliament of the United Kingdom, Rikesday (literally meant "diet of the realm"), meets in the Palace of Westminster and has two houses: an elected lower house (Folksthing) and an appointed upper house (Athelsthing). All proposed laws (onwarp) passed are given the monarch's approval (samethick) before becoming law (set). The position of Prime Minister belongs to the person most likely to command the confidence of the lower house. The Prime Minister chooses a cabinet and its members are formally appointed by the monarch to form a government. By convention, the monarch respects the prime minister's decisions of government.