United Kingdom
From Gothpoodle
- Population: 49 million
- Aspects: Very Stable, Powerful, Fifth Wave
The United Kingdom has seen many changes in the past century. Scotland is now an independent nation, while Wales and Northern Ireland have considerable local autonomy even within the Kingdom. The United Kingdom is a major player in the European Union and in world affairs. Economic ties with Ireland and Scotland remain close, and the “British bloc” within the European Union falls only behind Germany in overall economic output. Meanwhile, although the Commonwealth of Nations no longer exists, the Kingdom has maintained economic ties to many of its former Commonwealth partners. Finally, relations with the United States remain close, translating into trade and joint investments. Overall, the United Kingdom remains one of the world’s foremost trading and financial powers.
The United Kingdom remains a constitutional monarchy. Several parties compete for seats in Parliament: Cornish Nationalists, Decentralist Alliance, Euro- Conservatives, Independent Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats, Socialist Alliance, and Welsh Nationalists (among others). The Euro-Conservative and Labour parties usually dominate elections. The British people lean toward Preservationism, although those attitudes are weaker in the country’s urban population. One can find many variant human types in cities such as London, Birmingham, Liverpool, and Manchester. The United Kingdom is a Fifth Wave nation, although it is not at the leading edge of new technologies. Its space presence is small but often influential, especially in cooperation with the United States or with other European powers.
