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United Kingdom (UK)

United Kingom (UK)

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The United Kingdom (generally shortened to UK) is an island state situated to the north-west of Europe. It encompasses the whole of Britain and Northern Ireland, the former Republic of Ireland, Manx and the Channel Islands. The European Union formally recognised the re-admission of the United Kingdom in 2042.

Ostensibly surrounded by the waters of the northern Atlantic Ocean, the United Kingdom is physically linked to the rest of Europe by three man-made constructions: the Channel Tunnel (connecting Folkestone with Coquelles), the Zeebrugge Tunnel (Humber GMD to Zeebrugge) and the Peltier Bridge (Dover to Calais).

The United Kingdom is one of only four nations to still maintain a constitutional monarchy, comprising the former countries of Scotland, Wales, England, Northern Ireland and Eire (the former Republic Of Ireland). The current ruling monarch, King Michael Windsor, is also monarch and Head Of State of a number of other Commonwealth States. The United Kingdom also maintains eleven overseas territories, including Bermuda, PItcairn Islands and the Falkland Islands.

At one time the most powerful empire in the world (as well as being historically the most expansive empire recorded) the United Kingdom's political and economical power waned following the World Wars of the 20th Century. Involvement in the Gulf Wars and the Desert War further amplified the decline, leading ultimately to the social upheaval of the British Revolution in 2041. However, since her reinstatement into the European Union, the United Kingdom has rebuilt much of her former influence and is once again in a position of political, economical and military respect within the Union.