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<b><u><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: large;">A Brief Description:</span></u></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The </span>United Kingdom (UK)<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is arguably </span><st1:place style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Europe</st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">'s most influential country. In simple terms, it's the union of the individual countries of </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:place>England</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:place>Scotland</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:place>Wales</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, collectively called </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:place>Great Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> (</span><st1:place style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Europe</st1:place><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">'s largest island) and the northeastern corner of </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> - the constitutionally distinct region of </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:place>Northern Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:place>United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> is a constitutional monarchy. Its reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, is also the Queen and Head of State of (15) other Commonwealth realms, including </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:place>Australia</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:place>Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">, </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:place>Jamaica</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> and </span><st1:country-region style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"><st1:place>New Zealand</st1:place></st1:country-region><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">With deference to the <st1:place>Roman Empire</st1:place>, and 15th and early 16th century <st1:country-region><st1:place>Spain</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the <st1:place>British Empire</st1:place> was the world's first superpower, with colonies and dependencies stretching around the globe.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">It was the significant factor and strongest ingredient in the development of many English speaking countries, including the <st1:country-region><st1:place>United States</st1:place></st1:country-region> - its closest ally.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Throughout the 19th Century, <st1:country-region><st1:place>Great Britain</st1:place></st1:country-region> was the world's dominant industrial and maritime power. It played a huge role in the development of our modern democracies, and in the advancements of literature, manufacturing, science and the performing arts.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">Despite the (global) decline of the <st1:place>British  Empire</st1:place>, the <st1:country-region><st1:place>United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region> remains a consequential force; it's the fifth largest economy in the world, second largest in <st1:place>Europe</st1:place>, and a respected (major) military power.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">The genesis of the <st1:country-region><st1:place>United Kingdom</st1:place></st1:country-region> began in early <st1:country-region><st1:place>England</st1:place></st1:country-region>. It took centuries of invasions and wars, heroes and villains, kings and queens, and swallowed pride by all concerned before its many parts united as one.</span></div>
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