Great Morstaybishlia
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| The United Kingdoms of Staynes and Justelvard | ||||||
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| Motto: In the depths of winter will you find sanative. | ||||||
| Anthem: "Rise the Empire through Union." | ||||||
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| Capital and largest city | Sani Bursil | |||||
| Official languages | (By first language) Staynish (Simplified) |
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| Ethnic groups (2016) | 98.7% Human 1.2% Feline 0.1% unspecified |
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| Demonym | Staynes: Staynes, Staynish, Staynic (rare) Justelvard: Justelvardic, Jussie, Justel, Jusse, Justelvard, Justelvardian |
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| Countries of the United Kingdom | Staynes Justelvard |
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| Government | Unitary parliamentary Constitutional monarchy | |||||
| - | High-King | Lambertus VII | ||||
| - | Prime minister | Walter Johannes | ||||
| - | Chancellor of the Exchequer | Dunaldur Eyðsvein | ||||
| Legislature | Parliament | |||||
| - | Upper house | Senate House | ||||
| - | Lower house | Lords House | ||||
| Establishment | ||||||
| - | Union of the Thrones under Lambertus III | 29 Dec 1515 | ||||
| - | Ascendancy of the Morstaybishlian Empire over the Kormistazmic Empire | 1575 | ||||
| - | Secession of South Staynes | 6 Jun 1975 | ||||
| - | Acts of Union of Staynes and Justelvard | 16 Dec 2016 | ||||
| Population | ||||||
| - | 2017 estimate | 118,918,403 | ||||
| - | N/A census | N/A | ||||
| - | Density | (n/a)/km2 (n/a)/sq mi |
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| HDI ((n/a)) | 0.8 high |
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| Currency | Kirib (♅) |
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| Date format | DD/MM/YYYY | |||||
| Drives on the | the left | |||||
| ISO 3166 code | STA | |||||
| Internet TLD | .sta | |||||
The United Kingdoms of Staynes and Justelvard, commonly known as Great Staynes or colloquially TUK (The United Kingdom) is a unitary sovereign state and transcontinental country in north Aurora and south Yasteria. The United Kingdom includes Staynes and tens of thousands of small and large islands that make up Justelvard, as well as countless other islands. Staynes shares land borders with five countries (from left to right); Axdel, South Staynes, the Greater Xagrurgian Empire, Ethalria and Caltharus. Justelvard shares no land borders, but neighbours Serenitech and Gemica. The United Kingdom sits next to, with Justelvard being completely surrounded by the Caven Sea. The Packilvanian Ocean sits on the left coastline of Staynes, whilst the north-westernmost island in Justelvard marks the start of the Ocean.
The United Kingdom is a Constitutional monarchy with a four-House parliament system. The current monarch is High-King Lambertus VII since his coronation on the 6th of June 1991 and the serving heir apparent is Rosamund. The capital is Sani Bursil, a global city and financial centre with an urban area population of 38 million in 2015, the largest in Aurora, largest in the Auroran Union and largest in Urth. Other major urban areas in Great Staynes include Redrugus, Fort Vitrayn, Fort Staynes, Fort Bagrin, Fort Bersius, Fort Jubrayn and Fort Ejard is also considered major urban areas. Justelvard has a devolved administration, with varying powers, based in its capital, Port Makuh, respectively. The nearby Frorkstolm and Necraties Islands are not part of the United Kingdom, being Crown dependencies with the Staynish Government responsible for defence and international representation.
The relationships among the countries of TUK have changed over time. Justelvard was annexed by the Morstaybishlian Empire after the Morsto-Justelvard War in 1604. Justelvard seceded from the Empire in 1967. South Staynes seceded from the Empire in 1975, and in 2016 Justelvard entered a political union with Staynes under the Acts of Union of Staynes and Justelvard leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Staynes and Justelvard. TUK forms a Kingdom that is also apart of the Staynish-Caltharus Empire, one of the last remnants of colonial times. There are fourteen Staynish Overseas Territories. These are the remnants of the Morstaybishlian Empire which, at its height in the 1800s, encompassed almost a sixth of the world's land mass and was the largest empire in history. Staynish influence can be observed in the language, culture and legal systems of many of its former colonies.
Etymology and terminology
The 2016 Acts of Union declared that the kingdoms of Staynes and Justelvard were "United into One Kingdom by the Name of Staynes and Justelvard", though the new state is also referred to in the Acts as the "Kingdom of Great Staynes", "United Kingdom of Great Staynes" and "United Kingdom".
History
Before 2016
Main articles: History of Staynes, History of Justelvard
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.
