Factbook of the United Kingdom

Dylan · November 13, 2017, 11:53pm

Welcome to the factbook of the United Kingdom, of which consists Staynes, Caltharus, South Staynes and Justelvard.

Contents

Basic Information
Etymology
History
Geography
Politics
Foreign Relations
Military
Demographics
Culture
Economy

Basic Information

Political system:

Staynes

Caltharus

South Staynes

Justelvard

Head of state
Lambertus VII
Lambertus VII
Lambertus VII
Lambertus VII

Head of government
Franklin Barvata
Franklin Barvata
Franklin Barvata
Franklin Barvata

Law making body
Houses of the Royal Senate
Houses of the Royal Senate
Houses of the Royal Senate
Houses of the Royal Senate

People’s rights
[spoiler]Right to life
Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom from slavery and forced labour
Right to liberty and security
Right to a fair trial
No punishment without law
Respect for your private and family life, home and correspondence
Freedom of thought, belief and religion
Freedom of expression
Freedom of assembly and association
Right to marry and start a family
Protection from discrimination in respect of these rights and freedoms
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[spoiler]Right to life
Freedom from torture and inhuman or degrading treatment
Freedom from slavery and forced labour
Right to liberty and security
Right to a fair trial
No punishment without law
Respect for your private and family life, home and correspondence
Freedom of thought, belief and religion
Freedom of expression
Freedom of assembly and association
Right to marry and start a family
Protection from discrimination in respect of these rights and freedoms
[/spoiler]

Judicial system
Common law
Common law
Common law
Common law

Highest court
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Supreme Court of the United Kingdom

Capital and or corporal punishment (Y/N)
N
Y (Miyaro and Lampelo)
N Y
N
Y
N
Y

Drinking, driving, smoking, sex, voting age
17, 17, 18, 14, 18
18, 17, 21, 14, 18
16, 16, 16, 14, 18
17, 16, 18, 16, 18

Economy:

GDP (in USD) (2017)
6,040,871,842,374
5,049,872,424,000
2,249,866,752,000
426,664,045,000

Trade partners
UK, the Caliphate, Axdel, Adumara, Oan Isles, Mexregiona, Stratarin, Tretrid, Free Syllvin, Kuthernburg
UK, the Caliphate, Adumara, Axdel, Oan Isles, Mexregiona, Stratarin, Tretrid, Free Syllvin, Kuthernburg, Vothetria
UK, the Caliphate, Axdel, Xagrurg, Oan Isles, Tuvaltastan, Kostromastan, Adumara, Lokania
UK, Axdel, Oan Isles, the Caliphate, Lokania

Major sectors
TBD
TBD
TBD
TBD

Major imports
Scientific apparatus
Uranium
Gold
Optic fibres
Grain (Wheat, barley)
Pharmaceuticals

TBC
TBD
Scientific apparatus
Optic fibres

TBC
Sanitary (Contraceptive)

TBC

Major exports
Refined Petroleum
Petroleum gas
Tar
Timber
Precious metals (Silver)
Luxury automobiles
Electronics
Plastic
Agricultural (Foodstuff (Seaweed, hobstiberry)
Beverages (Tea, wine, fruit cider, lagers)
Cocoa
Cannabis
Weaponry
Aviation
Precious metals
Corn
Chemicals

TBC
Timber
Salt
Ice cubes/bottled water
Automobiles
Fish
Uranium
Precious metals
Grain (Amaranth)
Clay
Precious metals (Diamonds)
Timber
Cocoa
Palm oil
Fruit (Banana, Mango)
Jewellery
Spice (Vanilla, Jerk Spice)
Tobacco

Currency
Kirib
Kirib
Kirib
Kirib

Inflation
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%
2.1%

Growth
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%
1.8%

Unemployment
5.4%
3%
21.2%
4.8%

Poverty
6.3%
7%
35%
8%

Flags of the countries of the UK

Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Morstaybishlia and Justelvard (UK)

Major exports and imports followed with brackets indicate the major product of that. For example, Justelvard exports lots of fruit, but its main fruit would be Bananas and Mango’s.

Dylan · November 14, 2017, 10:31pm

Etymology and terminology:

The 2016 Acts of Union declared that the kingdoms of Great Morstaybishlia and Justelvard were “United into One Kingdom by the Name of Great Morstaybishlia and Justelvard”, though the new state is also referred to in the Acts as the “Kingdom of Great Morstaybishlia”, “United Kingdom of Great Morstaybishlia” and “United Kingdom”.

Although the United Kingdom, as a sovereign state, is a country, Staynes, Caltharus, South Staynes and Justelvard are also regarded as countries, though they are not sovereign states. Justelvard has a devolved self-government. The Prime Minister’s website has used the phrase “countries within a country” to describe the United Kingdom.

The term “Great Morstaybishlia” is often used as synonym for the United Kingdom. However, it is sometimes used as a loose synonym for the United Kingdom as a whole. GM and GMT are the standard country codes for the United Kingdom and are consequently used by international organisations to refer to the United Kingdom. Additionally, the United Kingdom’s Olympic team competes under the name “Great Morstaybishlia” or “Team GM”.

The term “Morstaybishlian Empire”, in politics, is used to describe the United Kingdom, and all Overseas Territories.

The adjective “Morstaybishlian” is commonly used to refer to matters relating to the United Kingdom. The term has no definite legal connotation, but is used in law to refer to United Kingdom citizenship and matters to do with nationality. People of the United Kingdom use a number of different terms to describe their national identity and may identify themselves as being Staynish, Caltharusian, South Staynish; or as being Justelvardic, and still in some cases Horkalic, except Horkalic refers to the ethnic group Horkalans. A growing minority of people have identified themselves with Morstaybishlian nationality after the Acts of Union 1977, likely a patriotic spur.

After the Union of the Thrones, the two kingdoms were briefly known as the “United Kingdom of Staynes and Caltharus” until it was formally dubbed the “United Kingdom of Morstaybishlia” in early 1516.

The Acts of Union 1977 decreed the United Kingdom of Morstaybishlia in political unification with South Staynes. By extension of Kingdom territory, the region of “Morstaybishlia” was given the epithet “Great”, short for “Greater”.

In 2017, a new design for the UK passport was introduced. Its first page shows the long form name of the state in Staynish, Justelvardic, Jubliakese and upon request; Old Staynic.

Dylan · November 14, 2017, 10:45pm

History:

Before 1515:

Settlement by anatomically modern humans of what was to become the United Kingdom began around 100,000 years ago. During this period, the Strathepolic Ridge connected the continents of Aurora to Yasteria across the Caven Sea. In the next 50,000 years, the earliest known Auroran culture had developed and is thought to belonged, in the main, to a culture termed Strathepolic. Around 50,000 years ago, the ridge submerged as sea levels rose. The Strathepolic peoples, which had been settled along the ridge for thousands of years were forcibly isolated from one another, starting the early population of Aurora and the earliest known division of the two continents.

Union of the Thrones:

On the 29th of December 1515, the United Kingdom came into being, the result of the Battle for Caltharus 1515 which crowned Lambertus III King of Staynes and Caltharus.

Western Auroran Crusades:

Redrugus IX annexed the Kormistazmic Empire as a Principality during the Western Auroran Crusades, which lasted 52 years, from 1523 to 1575.

Colonialism:

Morstaybishlian colonialism began as early as 1444 when a Staynish expedition led by Wince Ledkeat under the command of Queen Serena saw the Necraties and Frorkstolm become extended territory. Both Frorkstolm and the Necraties were uninhabited and sought after for the development of trade outposts, which began less than two years after its discovery. Perdaé, the Necraties’ capital, began life as a port town until the late 16th century, where Lambertus V designated its port to be shared for naval affairs. It was first used for this purpose when it rallied galleons in 1604 to invade Justelvard.

Many species endemic to the Necratie Isles were pushed to extinction from the arrival of people and pests. Gold-tipped owls were a species of owl that was hunted for their feathers and rendered extinct in the wild in the latter of the 18th century. Despite persistent attempts to re-introduce the captive populations into the wild, the species was declared fully extinct in 1974.

The Necraties, Frorkstolm and the Staynish Pacific Territory saw a spur of piracy in the mid to late 16th to mid 19th centuries. Rebels and pirates saw the islands as perfect hiding places in the war against scum and villainy, as well as perfect areas to manoeuvre the pirating business to its greatest heights between 1660 and 1730. Pirates were a common pest in these waters until the navy sentenced the seven most notorious Caven Captains to death soon after the battle of Valna Bay which saw to their capture in 1821. Continuous efforts by the navies of the southern Yasterian and north Auroran nations saw to the eventual demise of pirates in and around the Caven Sea.

Morsto-Justelvardic War:

The earliest record of Justelvard in Morstaybishlian history was a written document signed by Lambertus V on the 10th of January 1602, agreeing to install the necessary components for a full scale invasion and planned annexation of Justelvard and Kistelvard, which made up the Strathepole archipelago; and to greatly enlarge the size of the standing Morstaybishlian Army to defend the ever-expanding Auroran empire. In the latter of the same month, a letter left Fort Staynes on horseback and arrived in Fort Jubrayn on the 5th of February the same year to Francesci Morston, the then current Military Overseer. The script, which was reportedly burnt soon thereafter, demanded the production of one hundred ships-of-the-line and a million trained soldiers in two years.

In January 1603, Lambertus V received an imperative tactical map from a Jussie called Dorghold. The drawing showed relevant information such as towns, docks, ships and more. The meeting concluded with the promise to allow Dorghold some undisclosed form of power of his homeland after the war. (tbc)

Pax-Morsto Superstate:

In 1897, Thadeus I married Zerah Demir IV, Princess of the Caliphate. The two superpowers were united under marriage and for 20 years remained so, until the death of the Morstaybishlian King in 1917.

Trade between the two superpowers rose to unimaginable heights which continue to this day. Morsto-Caliphate trade is the strongest and largest trade in the world.

In 1915, the two countries agreed to form a permanent union. The idea was endorsed by thousands of politicians and activists, and until the abrupt death of the king was believed by almost everyone to have gone ahead. The idea began to die shortly after the kings death, and the Acts of Union, prepared and written for 1918 never became legitimate. Whilst the name of the to-be superstate was never made official, speeches made by Thadeus in both 1915 and 1916 hint the First Urth Empire.

The failure to procure the union led to a communist uprising in the Caliphate.

Norograd Secession Act 1970:

With the death of Thadeus I and the recession of Packilvania - Morstaybishlia relations, separatists in the Principality of Kormistazm formed the Kormistazic Republican Army and began attacking police stations and government buildings within the major cities in a minor bid to take control. In 1920, the Armed forces were deployed to deal with the KRA and attacks ceased. This action was incredibly well publicised, and in the time afterwards socialist newspapers in the region became significantly more popular, especially those promoting anti-imperial Noroist socialism. By the turn of the decade, most seperatist groups and militias had become Noroist.
In 1943, a small Noroist group known as the Jilkaan Revolutionary Front launched a surprise attack on the Barque city council hall. They captured it swiftly and with little resistance, taking several hostages including the mayor of the city at the time, Ferdinand Smithson. Police were unable to safely retake the hall, coming under fire and threats that the hostages would be killed. The JRF demanded that Jilkaan The stand off lasted a week before the first hostage was eventually killed. Soon after, the Morstaybishlian armed forces were sent in to retake the structure without killing the hostages. However, the JRF were warned of the attack and a major firefight emerged, with major casualties on both sides. The city hall was eventually retaken, though Ferdiand Smithson was shot several times and died of blood loss and internal bleeding whilst being transported to hospital. In the aftermath, Lord Nelson of Jilkaan decided to enhance police liberties when dealing with rebellion to prevent further need for the armed forces and to root out separatist groups in the region. Thadeus II then extended this law to all of the Principality in 1945, due to the increased number of protests and riots.
By the late 1950’s, the counterculture movement emerged across Aurora, and with it, and increased number of protests and riots within Kormistazm, as well as the Emberwood and Quartz fern regions. Primarily Noroist socialist separatist groups became significantly more prolific, especially in higher education and universities. with the turn of the 60’s, the largest underground Noroist resistance group, the Norogradian peoples liberation party, made links with the government of Ethalria. This allowed them to begin stockpiling arms and manufactured weapons, as well as giving them the resources needed to semi-covertly begin manufacturing weapons of their own design by the end of the decade. When the Auroran Imperial War broke out, the NPLP organised soldiers across the principality, coordinating with other smaller groups, and soon after launched a coup of the regional government. Armed with a vast supply of arms, vehicles, ships, and aircraft, the NPLP successfully gained control of the Kormistazic principality within three days, announcing its independence as the republic of Norograd and Joining the Ethalria against the Morstaybishlian Empire. This was further solidified by the use of high yield thermobaric weaponry by the Royal Air Force during an NPLP assault on an army base, which killed many soldiers of both sides.

South Staynes Secession Act 1975:

Years of tension between the central government and many local councils and authorities led to a snap referendum for independence at the end stages of the Auroran Imperial War. The legitimacy of the referendum was questioned, and on the 6th of June that year, the poll saw 70% of the population vote for the leave. Mouvera Graven was declared President and South Staynes declared independence as a sovereign state from the UK. The initial first few weeks saw lots of infighting. Soldiers and people loyal to the Morstaybishlian Empire were told to leave, whilst politicians were given a week. Over a few million people loyal to the Empire began a massive migration to major Staynish urban areas such as Fort Ejard, Redrugus, Fort Vitrayn and Sani Bursil which gave the Empire more problems than they were already facing. At the point of the referendum, the Auroran Imperial War had started a ceasefire period. Mouvera Graven saw this time to establish a non-aggression pact with her Axis neighbours, as well as the Empire.

Being unable to prevent this loss of territory, Galfridus was severely criticised and his position was labelled weak by the devolved government. Wince Lavin, Prime Minister, saw this time to rally the power of the people to force the King in handing over executive power to Parliament. His plan succeeded, and on the 16th of July, the parliament replaced the throne as the main decision making body in the Empire.

After gaining independence, South Staynes struggled to find international recognition. Many other sovereign states declared the referendum was not legitimate and that Mouvera Graven and Wince Lavin had collaborated to replace the throne with parliament. This resulted in many of the Empires’ allies turning a blind eye to the situation; unable to find adequate reason to support either the Empire or South Staynes. Furthermore, UK did not recognise the new sovereign state. However, many opposing the Morstaybishlian Empire did. Norograd and Ethalria recognised the new state immediately and began their own relations with the country.

Acts of Union 1977:

In 1977, South Staynes country signed a political union with the United Kingdom of Morstaybishlia to form the United Kingdom of Great Morstaybishlia.

After the Acts of Union 2016:

On 16th Dec 2016, the United Kingdom of Great Morstaybishlia and Justelvard came into being, the result of Acts of Union being passed by the parliaments of Morstaybishlia and Justelvard to ratify the earlier 2016 Treaty of Union and so unite the two kingdoms.

Staynes:

Between fifty two and thirty thousand years ago, seventy percent of Staynes was underwater. The interglacial period marked sea levels as high as 46 meters. The sea resembled the shape of a deflated balloon, connecting Lake Lamberta to the western coast. Around 50,000 BC, the Strathepolic people reach the continent as the Strathepolic Ridge submerged (ridge connecting modern Justelvard to the modern Staynish-Caltharus border). A few hundred years later they began to explore the continent beyond the reaches of their local settlements. By 49,000 BC, there was three very distinct divides in the Strathepolic people; Jubrites, Maltites and Kosites. The Jubrites had settled within the Jubrione, the Maltites had settled in and around the Zycannes and the Kosites had migrated eastwards.

To date, Lake Lamberta is one of the last remnants of the last interglacial period. Its one of the largest salt water bodies in the world.

Predecessor Kingdoms:

First Kingdom of Maltervenia:

Maltervenian culture is believed to have been its own culture as early as 35,000 BC, whilst still distinct to the Strathepolic culture. It is believed this culture refined itself as early as 10,000 BC, becoming one of a few successors to the extinct Strathepolic culture. Within the 5th millennium BC, numerous kinship groups emerged. In the very first years of the 2nd millennium BC, the first kingdom of Maltervenia formed. The kingdom was ruled by the Jubrita dynasty for three hundred years until it was taken over by the Bagrin dynasty. Their dynasty thrived on slaves from across the continent, building ancient temples, castles and their footprint across the lands for another seven hundred years until the death of its last king.

Integrum period:

Upon king Volkemur’s death in 998 BC, the kingdom of Maltervenia split into ten smaller kingdoms. The names for these kingdoms were Horkon, Avelon, Qinlon, Jublon, Redrug, Miyaron, Lampelon, Corstan, Lambolon and Tuke.

From 998 BC to 765 BC, the ten kingdoms had become three after several marriages for geopolitical benefits; the Kingdom of Redrug, the Kingdom of Jersia and the Kingdom of Tuke. In 972 BC, the kingdoms of Qinlon and Avelon became the kingdom of Qinlia-Avelon after the marriage of king Lutder of Qinlon and queen Nasama of Avelon. In 901 BC, the kingdom of Redrug fought and won against the kingdom of Corstan, taking control over the area. In 863 BC, the kingdoms of Jublion and Lambolon became the kingdom of Jubliak-Lambolon after the marriage of king Pippindu and of Jubliak and queen Bourna of Lambolon. Around 800 BC, the kingdom of Redrug fought and won against the kingdom of Horkon, taking control over the area. In 795 BC, the kingdom of Jubliak-Lambolon declared war against the kingdom of Miyaron. During the conflict, Miyaron allied itself with Lampelon, creating a capable resistance to the stronger eastern country. In 789 BC, the kingdom of Jubliak-Lambolon and the kingdom of Qinlia-Avelon became the United Kingdom of Jubliak-Lambolon and Qinlia-Avelon after the marriage of king Norgel of Qinlia-Avelon and queen Vessala of Jubliak-Lambolon. After the United Kingdom defeated the kingdoms of Miyaron and Lampelon in 765 BC, taking control over the area; the united kingdom of Jubliak-Lambolon and Qinlia-Avelon became the kingdom of Jersia.

From the years 765 BC and 650 BC, nothing happened between the three kingdoms. In 650 BC, the kingdoms of Redrug and Jersia became the second Kingdom of Maltervenia after the marriage of king Redunnia II of Redrug and queen Serenia of Jersia.

Second Kingdom of Maltervenia:

After the eventual death of Redunnia II and Serenia, their son, Lampedris I was crowned the first king of the new country. The country existed until its collapse in 452 AD, taking over more land until it clashed with the borders of the Kormistazmic Empire, the Xagrurgian Empire and the Ethalrian Empire.

Second Integrum Period:

In 452 AD, the land was restructured into several hundred tiny states. In the next ten years, and with a lot of wars, the land was reduced to ten states, with significant advances into the original Second Kingdom of Maltervenia by the Kormistazmic Empire and the Ethalrian Empire.

The second integrum lasted until 972 AD, where the Kingdom of Staynnica and the Kingdom of Sztahynz unified to form the Kingdom of Staynes.

Kingdom of Staynnia:

The Kingdom of Staynnica was the far superior Kingdom in the latter stages of the second integrum period. It controlled all of the north and west coasts, but did not have control of the land between the current borders of Staynes, Caltharus and Vothetria. The second, less known Kingdom was Sztahynz, and controlled the eastern land of Lake Lamberta, all the way down to Kirdintayos.

TBC

Caltharus:

After Calth had conquered the Calthian peninsula, some of the noble families of now fallen city-states started to feel extremely threatened. This threat was caused by the newly established Constantine dynasty, which actively tried to make Calth more centralised nation. This uncertainty among the old nobles resulted in large movement being created, with colonisation as a primary goal. The old nobles believed that if they could escape from the mainland Calth, they could start their own city states and thus return to the status quo. After 24 years of Constantine rule, this movement finally succeeded in preparing a fleet for colonisation. These ships left Calth in the year 974. Their departure was followed by decades of silence, and it was generally believed, that these ships were either lost in a storm, or turned in to traitorous pirates. However, in 1001 a ship landed in Aeternum (back then known as Calth) that claimed it had came from a distant continent known as Arcturia. This ship told king the tale of the colonisation fleet how it had sailed for far longer distance even thought possible. At first, the king was overjoyed that the colony project had succeeded, but soon he was told by the sailors that the few established colonies had renounced their loyalty to Calth and started forming new city states. Even though the King was outraged by this, he soon realised that there was nothing he could do. For the time being, the colonies were too far away, so he grudgingly acknowledged these colonies as independent and started trading with them.

In 1164 the Calthian situation finally allowed them to start preparing for conquest of these colonies, that had now grown in to full-fledged city-states. Calthians send their most capable and most loyal commander, in lead of a greatest invasion force that Calth had ever seen, towards these colonies. The commander, known as Colonarius, had sworn to conquer all of the city-states. After a year of sailing, the invasion force arrived at Arcturia. They fortune was on their side, and they landed only few kilometres away from the city of Alaias. Colonarius decided to act fast and instigate, he advanced on the city, and took it by surprise. After only three days of fighting, the city and its occupants surrendered. To the citizens Colonarius promised that they would be spared, and even rewarded, if they would join Calth and fight alongside him. They city quickly accepted the offer, and so Colonarius had made sure that his forces couldn’t be driven to the sea, or exhausted to death. Despite this early victory, in 1166 the remaining 11 city states formed an alliance to counter the invasion. Colonarius responded to this by striking first, and forcing his enemies to react to his actions, rather than trying to defend against their overwhelming numbers. In the war that ensued, the ‘War of twelve cities’; Colonarius had two advantages. Most of his army was well trained and far more disciplined. The war raged on for five years, with Colonarius doing increasingly daring attacks against his enemies. The war finally ended in it’s sixth year, after a large, decisive battle, that quickly become known as the miracle of Colonarius.

In this battle Colonarius managed to crush the opposing army decisively, after killing kings of the three leading city-states. After this battle the cities quickly fell in line, and Colonarius become one of the most celebrated military commanders of Calth. The land would eventually be reorganised as territory of the Morstaybishlian Empire under the name ‘New Calth’ after the Union of the Thrones, and serves as a large trading hub, being in the middle of affairs to and from Gondwana and Aurora.

TBC

South Staynes:

The area now known as South Staynes has seen the most border change on Aurora. It has been under the control of the Kormistazmic Empire, the Tuke Empire, Kingdom of Sztahynz, Kingdom of Staynnica, Kingdom of Staynes, the Ethalrian Empire, the Xagrurgian Empire, several lesser known kingdoms, dozens of microstates, cities and kingdoms and the Morstaybishlian Empire.

South Staynes gained independence from Staynes, a country within the United Kingdom of Morstaybishlia in 1975 at the end of the Auroran Imperial War. In 1997, they gained member status and integrated their legislature with the United Kingdom.

TBC

Justelvard:

TBC[edit_reason]Added loads to colonialism [/edit_reason]

Dylan · December 13, 2017, 2:59pm

Geography:

The United Kingdom has an area of 15,181,603 km² (or 5,861,650 square miles). The mainland part of the United Kingdom is made up of Staynes, Caltharus and South Staynes which are collectively referred to as Morstaybishlia. Justelvard is an archipelago located in the Caven Sea that forms the metropolitan part of the United Kingdom along with Morstaybishlia. This article will refer to the metropolitan part of the UK unless it specifically refers to one, some or all of its numerous overseas territories.

The United Kingdom is the largest transcontinental empire on Urth. At its height, it was the largest nation on the planet, with an empire that comprised what currently forms the Kuthernburg Commonwealth, most of the Gordic Council and other territories. It is currently the second largest country on the planet. It has a diverse range of ecosystems. Its metropolitan area goes through three timezones.

The average elevation is 845 m (or 2772 ft). The highest elevation is the summit of Mount Kersivius which is 7,405 m (or 24,294 ft). The lowest elevation is the Nepiditras Depression in Caltharus (at 79 m below sea level). The longest river is Lamberta River with a length of 5,216 km (or 3241 miles). The largest lake by surface area is Lake Lamberta with an area of 129850 km² (or 50,135 square miles). It is the second largest lake by surface area on Urth.

The geology of Justelvard and Morstaybishlia are different. Justelvard was formed from volcanic activity. As such it has igneous rock, and a base of basalt rock. Morstaybishlia has sedimentary rock. It has a high amount of metals such as iron, aluminium and silicate minerals, precious metals such as silver, rhodium, palladium, platinum and gold, semi precious and precious stones such as sapphires, ruby’s, garnet, emeralds and red beryl, and fossil fuels such as petroleum, natural gas and coal.

Climate:

The United Kingdom has a climate that varies. Most of Morstaybishlia is temperate, with plentiful rainfall all year round. The temperature varies with the seasons seldom dropping below −5 °C (23 °F) or rising above 42 °C (107.6 °F) in the north, and dropping below -15 °C (5 °F) or rising above 24 °C (75.2 °F) in the south. South Staynes often has prevailing winds which bears frequent spells of mild and wet weather from the Azure Sea, although the midland parts are mostly sheltered from this wind since the majority of the rain falls over the southern regions and therefore the midland regions are the driest. Packilvanian currents, warmed by the Oceanus Stream, bring mild winters; especially in the west where winters are dry. Summers are warmest in the north of Morstaybishlia, being closest to the tropics, and coolest in the south. Heavy snowfall can occur more southerly in winter and early spring on high ground, and occasionally settles to great depth away from the hills.

In most of the Flizon Jungle and parts of the Jubrione, there is no dry season. all months have an average precipitation value of at least 60 mm (2.4 in). Tropical rain forests have no summer or winter; it is typically hot and wet throughout the year and rainfall is both heavy and frequent. One day in an equatorial climate can be very similar to the next, while the change in temperature between day and night may be larger than the average change in temperature during the year. The Jubrione is considerably temperate, between 18 °C and 22.4 °C or 64 °F and 73 °F degrees. The northern Jubrione coast is the hottest, at an average of 24 °C. The Jubrione maintains annual humidity levels of 74%, lower than average. The Flizon Jungle in Justelvard maintains an average heat of 28 °C and annual humidity levels between 76% and 79%.

The location of the Zycannes, as well as the great variations in their elevations and exposure, give rise to very large differences in climate, not only among separate ranges but also within a particular range itself. Because of their central location in Aurora, the Zycannes are affected by four main climatic influences: from the north and west flows the relatively mild, moist air of the Packilvanian; cool or cold polar air descends from southwestern Aurora; continental air masses, cold and dry in winter and hot in summer, dominate in the east; and, to the south, very dry Azure air flows northward. The average temperature in the foothills of the Zycannes is around 13 °C to 18 °C.

Dylan · December 13, 2017, 3:00pm

Politics:

The politics of the United Kingdom take place in the framework of a federal parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarchy. The government is divided into three branches with checks and balances between them.

The High King, currently His Majesty Lambertus VII, is the head of state. He occupies a largely symbolic position with limited powers. In practice he is limited to the following powers: receiving diplomats, signing laws without the power to veto them and signing treaties without the power to ratify them, and opening sessions of the legislature. A body of aristocrats and distinguished people, called the Privy Council, advises the High King on the exercise of his duties with some committees such as the Cabinet, having taken over much of the work of ruling from the Crown.
Lambertus VII, Sovereign of the UK

The Prime Minister, currently Franklin Barvata, is the head of government. He appoints the Cabinet with the approval of a majority of the Parliament. The Prime Minister, along with the Cabinet forms the executive branch of the government which handles the work of actually governing the country. The work is divided according to topics called portfolios occupied by Ministers of the Crown. Other executive officials may attend Cabinet meetings but may not vote.
Franklin Barvata, Prime Minister of the UK

The Parliament of the United Kingdom forms the legislative branch of the government. It makes laws and ratifies treaties. The upper house is the House of Peers which apportions seats equally to the four constituent countries of the UK. The House of Representatives is the lower chamber, elected by every adult citizen with seats apportioned to political parties according to their proportion of votes.

The power to make and implement laws is divided between the federal, state and territorial governments. The national government handles matters such as defence, currency, trade and treaties. The states handle such matters as property rights, public health care, education, and land management. There are four states who are also referred to as constituent countries of the UK: Staynes, Caltharus, South Staynes and Justelvard. The territorial governments are restricted to issues such as housing, water, power, sanitation and local roads. The national government has a large degree of control over their internal affairs.

House of Representatives and Peers overview:

the Parliament of Great Morstaybishlia, with 750 members elected by the first-past-the-post system to the (lower) House of Representatives, referred to as Members of Parliament, abbreviated to MP.

MPs are elected in general elections and by-elections to represent constituencies, and may remain MPs until Parliament is dissolved, which occurs around five years after the last general election, as laid down in the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.

A candidate to become an MP must be a Great Morstaybishlian or Overseas Territories citizen, be at least 18 years of age (reduced from 21 in 2010), and not be a public official or officeholder, as set out in the schedule to the Electoral Administration Act 2009.

Technically, MPs have no right to resign their seats (though they may refuse to seek re-election). However a legal fiction allows voluntary resignation between elections; as MPs are forbidden from holding an “office of profit under the Crown”, an MP wishing to resign will apply for the Stewardship of the Camara or the Stewardship of the Manor of Brolswade which are, nominally, such paid offices and thus result in the MP vacating their seat. (Accepting a salaried Ministerial office does not amount to a paid office under the Crown for these purposes.)

The House of Peers is a legislative chamber that is part of the Parliament of Great Morstaybishlia. Although they are part of the parliament, its members are referred to as peers, more formally as Peers of Parliament, not MPs. Peer Temporal sit for life, Peers Spiritual while they occupy their ecclesiastical positions. Hereditary peers may no longer pass on a seat in the House of Peers to their heir automatically. The 92 who remain have been elected from among their own number, following the House of Peers Act 1999 and are the only elected members of the Peers.

2019 Parliament:

The 2019 Great Morstaybishlian general election took place on Tuesday 26 February 2019. Each of the 750 constituencies elected one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Representatives. Under the leadership of Franklin Barvata, the Labour Party ended its fourteen-year spell in opposition and won the general election with a 5 seat majority of 380 seats. Labour managed to win 61 of the seats that the Conservative Party lost, the other eleven going to the Democrats who is the third biggest party.
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Prime Minister:

Franklin Barvata is the Prime Minister since 2019.

The Prime Minister is the leader of Her Majesty’s Government and is ultimately responsible for the policy and decisions of the government.

As leader of the UK government the Prime Minister also:

Oversees the operation of the Civil Service and government agencies
Appoints members of the government
Is the principal government figure in the House of Commons

First Lord of the Treasury:

Franklin Barvata is the First Lord of the Treasury since 2019.

The First Lord of the Treasury is one of the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury. This role is usually held by the Prime Minister.

The Lords Commissioners of the Treasury also include:

The Second Lord of the Treasury - the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who has most of the functional financial responsibilities
Junior Lords Commissioners of the Treasury - other members of the government, usually government whips in the House of Commons
1 Bursil Street is the official residence of the First Lord of the Treasury, and not of the Prime Minister.

Minister for the Civil Service:

Franklin Barvata is the Minister for the Civil Service since 2019.

The Minister for the Civil Service is responsible for regulating the Civil Service.

The Civil Service (Management Functions) Act of 1992, allows the Minister for the Civil Service to delegate power to other ministers and devolved administrations.

This role was created in 1982 and is always held by the Prime Minister.

Chancellor of the Exchequer:

Samminel Doros is the Chancellor of the Exchequer since 2019.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer is the government’s chief financial minister and as such is responsible for raising revenue through taxation or borrowing and for controlling public spending. He has overall responsibility for the work of the Treasury.

The Chancellor’s responsibilities cover:

Fiscal policy (including the presenting of the annual Budget)
Monetary policy, setting inflation targets
Ministerial arrangements (in his role as Second Lord of the Treasury)

Minister for the Cabinet Office:

Douglas Leovar is the Minister for the Cabinet Office since 2019.

The Minister for the Cabinet Office is in overall charge of and responsible for the policy and work of the department, and attends Cabinet.

Responsibilities include:

Advising the Prime Minister on developing and implementing government policy
driving forward government business and implementation including chairing and deputy chairing Cabinet committees and implementation taskforces
Overseeing constitutional affairs and maintaining the integrity of the Union
Oversight of all Cabinet Office policies

Secretary of State for the Home Department:

Horace Lanx is the Secretary of State for the Home Department since 2019.

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for all Home Office business, including:

Security and terrorism
Legislative programme
Expenditure issues

Secretary of State for Foreign and Overseas Territory Affairs:

Janietta Rubis is the Secretary of State for Foreign and Overseas Territory Affairs since 2019.

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the work of the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, with particular focus on:

Policy Unit
Intelligence policy
Cyber security
Honours
Oceans

Secretary of State for Defence:

Mikhail Sankuda is the Secretary of State for Defence since 2019.

The Secretary of State for Defence has overall responsibility for the business of the department including:

Strategic operations and operational strategy, including membership of the National Security Council
Defence planning, programme and resource allocation
Strategic international partnerships: The Caliphate, East Malaysia, The Gordic Council, UNAC countries
Nuclear operations, policy and organisations
Strategic communications

Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice:

Liona Bolschever is the Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice since 2019.

The Secretary of State for Justice has oversight of all Ministry of Justice (MoJ) business. His specific responsibilities include:

Oversight of all portfolios and MoJ strategy
Resourcing of the department
Functions of the Lord Chancellor
Judicial policy including pay, pensions and diversity
Corporate Services

He receives a salary as Lord Chancellor and is unpaid as Secretary of State for Justice.

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care:

Robert Lannet is the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2019.

The Secretary of State is responsible for the work of the Department of Health and Social Care, including:

Overall financial control and oversight of MHS delivery and performance
Oversight of social care policy

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

Nickolas Benzin is the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy since 2019.

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the business of the department.

The Secretary of State is the Departmental lead on trade and investment promotion in the defence and security sector.

Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade:

Rick Convaster is the Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade since 2019.

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the business of the department.

The Secretary of State is the Departmental lead on trade and investment promotion in the defence and security sector.

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions:

Stephanie Morlund is the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions since 2019.

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). They have direct responsibility for departmental expenditure and departmental management.

DWP is responsible for the administration of the State Pension and working age benefits system, providing support to:

People of working age
Employers
Pensioners
Families and children
Disabled people

Secretary of State for Education:

Florence Wills is the Secretary of State for Education since 2019.

The Secretary of State is responsible for the work of the Department for Education, including:

Early years
Children’s social care
Teachers’ pay
The school curriculum
School improvement
Academies and free schools
Further education
Higher education
Apprenticeships and skills

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

Bertha Goziro is the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs since 2019.

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Specific responsibilities include:

Departmental administration
Emergencies
International relations
UNAC policy programme

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government:

Benjamin Marble is the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government since 2019.

The minister is responsible for the overall leadership and strategic direction of the department.

Secretary of State for Transport:

Katherine Jateman is the Secretary of State for Transport since 2019.

The Secretary of State has overall responsibility for the policies of the Department for Transport.

Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Privy Seal:

Arthur Patrick-Johannes is the Leader of the House of Lords, Lord Privy Seal since 2019.

The Leader of the House of Lords is responsible for the organisation of government business in the House, providing assistance to all Lords and offering advice on procedure. The Leader also expresses the collective feelings of the House on formal occasions, such as motions of thanks or congratulations.

Secretary of State for International Development, Minister for Women and Equalities:

Mary Calthia is the Secretary of State for International Development, Minister for Women and Equalities since 2019.

The Secretary of State leads the DFID ministerial team, sets the overall strategy and direction of the department.

Cabinet and Cabinet Committees
National Security Council
All major spending decisions and overall delivery and management of 0.7%
Humanitarian response and reform
Global Projection of Great Morstaybishlia
World Bank, IMF and other IFIs
Communications
Economic Development (including CDC, trade policy and private sector)
Modern Slavery

The Minister for Women and Equalities has overall responsibility for:

Policy on women
Policy on sexual orientation and transgender equality
Cross-government equality strategy and legislation

Secretary of State for Caltharus:

Edmund Stockman is the Secretary of State for Caltharus since 2019.

The main role of the Caltharusian Secretary is to promote and protect the devolution settlement.

Other responsibilities include promoting partnership between the Morstaybishlian government and the Caltharusian government, and relations between the 2 Parliaments.

Secretary of State for South Staynes:

Niovinni Horkmund is the Secretary of State for South Staynes since 2019.

The main role of the South Staynish Secretary is to promote and protect the devolution settlement.

Other responsibilities include promoting partnership between the Morstaybishlian government and the South Staynish government, and relations between the 2 Parliaments.

Secretary of State for Justelvard:

Luther Dimopa is the Secretary of State for Justelvard since 2019.

The main role of the Justelvardic Secretary is to promote and protect the devolution settlement.

Other responsibilities include promoting partnership between the Morstaybishlian government and the Justelvardic government, and relations between the 2 Parliaments.

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Foreign Relations:

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Military:

The Royal Armed Forces of the Empire (RAFOTE), also known as His Majesty’s Armed Forces (HM’s Armed Forces), the UK Armed Forces or the Morstaybishlian Armed Forces are the military services responsible for the defence of the United Kingdom, its overseas territories and the Crown dependencies. The RAFOTE is the worlds second-largest Armed Forces, with an approximate strength of 2,822,389 personnel, 0.7% of the total population. The total budget of the military is 581.161 billion KRB. It is the fastest growing and modernising military force in the world, with significant defence and global power projection capabilities. Recently, it has been rapidly developing and commissioning new arsenals, with numerous technological advancements and breakthroughs. It is widely known for it’s military prowess and training methods. The RAFOTE is the key force protecting the Auroran Union from foreign invaders due to its large size and budget.

Since the formation of the Kingdom of Morstaybishlia in 1515, the armed forces have seen action in a number of major wars involving the world’s great powers, including the Western Auroran Crusades, the War of Joralesia, the Auroran Imperial War, the Four Days War, and the Auroran-Pacific War. Repeatedly emerging victorious from conflicts has allowed the UK to establish itself as one of the world’s leading military and economic powers.

Today, the UK Armed Forces consist of: the Royal Navy, a blue-water navy with a fleet of 515 commissioned ships in active and reserve service; the Royal Marines, a highly specialised amphibious light infantry force; the Morstaybishlian Army, the UK’s principal land warfare branch; and the Royal Air Force, a technologically sophisticated air force with a diverse operational fleet consisting of both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. The Commander-in-chief of the Morstaybishlian Armed Forces is the Morstaybishlian monarch, Lambertus VII, to whom members of the forces swear allegiance. The UK Parliament approves the continued existence of the armed forces by passing an Armed Forces Act at least once every six years, as required by the Bill of Rights 1519. The armed forces are managed by the Defence Council of the Ministry of Defence, headed by the Secretary of State for Defence.

The United Kingdom is one of five recognised superior nuclear powers. Overseas garrisons and facilities are maintained at 51 separate locations.

The current Commander-in-chief is Lambertus VII since his inauguration in 1991, whilst the Secretary of State for Defence is Nickolas Frost.

The UK possesses one of the worlds largest nuclear stockpiles. Today, the UK has a total of 7,314 respectively. It’s largest and most powerful bomb is the Constantine Bombs at 52 Megatons each. The UK distributes its nuclear arsenal around the globe, with key bases in Adumara, Kuthernburg and its Oversea Territories.

The total stockpile during the Auroran-Imperial War was over 40,000.

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Demographics:

The United Kingdom is estimated to have a population of 453,859,472 as of the 18th of December 2017, making it the third most populous country in the world. It is very urbanised, with 75% residing in cities and suburbs as of 2015 (the worldwide urban rate is 54%). Lamboleperto and Nocturne are the most populous states, as the mean centre of UK population has consistently shifted to the Cradle of Aurora and southeastward. Sani Bursil is the most populous city in the United Kingdom.

The total fertility rate in the United Kingdom estimated for 2016 is 2.3 children per woman, which is above the replacement fertility rate of approximately 2.1. The United Kingdom Census Bureau shows a population increase of 3% for the twelve-month period ending in September 2014. This is considerably high by industrialised country standards, being above the world average annual rate of 1.1%.

There were about 254.16 million females in the United Kingdom in 2017. The number of men was 199.6 million. At age 85 and older, there were almost twice as many women as men (6.1 million vs. 3.3 million). People under 21 years of age made up over 98.48 million of the UK’s population (27.1%), and people age 65 and over made up 65.8 million (14.5%). The national median age was 38.2 years in 2015.

Whites constitute the majority of the UK’s population, with a total of 413.01 million or 91% of the population as of 2017. Non-Ethal or Kostuv whites make up 76% of the country’s population. Despite major changes due to immigration since the 1950s, and the higher birth-rates of nonwhites, the overall current majority of Morstaybishlian citizens are still white, and Staynish-speaking, though regional differences exist.

The Morstaybishlian population almost quadroupled during the 20th centuryat a growth rate of about (?)% a yearfrom about 90.2 million in 1900 to 381 million in 2000. It reached the 300 million mark in 1978, and the 400 million mark on the 26th of May 2007. According to the Census Bureau’s estimation for 2015, 29.7% of Morstaybishlian children under the age of 1 belonged to minority groups.

Other Aurorans accounted for 24% of the national population growth of 4 million between the 1st of September 2011, and the 1st of September 2012.

The Census Bureau projects a UK population of 500 million in 2025.

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