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'''The United Kingdoms of Great Morstaybishlia and Justelvard''', commonly known as '''Great Morstaybishlia''' ('''MBE''') is a [[wikipedia:unitary state|unitary]] [[wikipedia:sovereign state|sovereign state]] and [[wikipedia:transcontinental country|transcontinental country]] in [[Aurora]] and southeast [[Yasteria]]. Great Morstaybishlia includes [[Staynes]], [[Caltharus]], [[South Staynes]] and [[Justelvard]], as well as other islands. Great Morstaybishlia shares land borders with forteen countries (from left to right); [[Axdel]], [[Valerica]], [[Rosalica]], [[Asilica]], [[Durentrus]], [[Vothetria]], [[Kothalria]], [[Thalria]], [[Nolova]], [[Tuvaltastan]], [[Volova]], [[Baykalia]], [[Blueacia]] and [[Tivot]]. Justelvard shares no land borders except on one island with [[East Malaysia]] and a Tivot district whilst neighbouring the [[The Oan Isles|Kohatu Isles]]. The [[Morstaybishlian Sea]] lies between the north coasts of Staynes and Caltharus and the south coast of Justelvard. The [[Caven Sea]] sits north of Justelvard, and the [[Azure Sea]] sits south of South Staynes. The [http://nswiki.org/index.php?title=Packilvanian_Ocean| Packilvanian Ocean] starts at the left coastline of [[Staynes]] and the north-westernmost island in Justelvard.
Great Morstaybishlia is a [[wikipedia:Constitutional monarchy|constitutional monarchy]] with a two-House parliament system. The current monarch is [[Lambertus VII]], who has reigned since 1991 and the heir apparent is [[Princess Rosamund|Rosamund]]. The capital is [[Sani Bursil]], a [[wikipedia:global city|global city]] and [[wikipedia:financial centre|financial centre]] with an urban area population of 50 million in 2019, the largest in Aurora, largest in the [[United Nations of the Auroran Continent]] and largest in [[Urth]]. Other major urban areas in Great Morstaybishlia include
The relationships among the countries of the Great Morstaybishlia have changed over time. In 1515, [[Lambertus III]] [[Battle for Caltharus 1515|united the thrones of Staynes and Caltharus]] which formed the United Kingdom of Staynes and Caltharus, which went on to become the sovereign state of the [[Morstaybishlian Empire]]. Justelvard was annexed by the Morstaybishlian Empire after the [[Great Morstaybishlia#Morsto-Justelvardic War|Morsto-Justelvardic War]] in 1604. Justelvard declared independence from the Empire in 1967, but was not recognised until 1975. South Staynes seceded from Staynes in 1975 which saw it obtain status within Great Morstaybishlia two years later under the Acts of Union, and in 2016 Justelvard entered a political union with Great Morstaybishlia under the Acts of Union of Great Morstaybishlia and Justelvard leaving the present formulation of the United Kingdom of Great Morstaybishlia and Justelvard. The Morstaybishlian Empire transitioned from an [[Wikipedia:Absolute monarchy|absolute monarchy]] to a [[Wikipedia:Constitutional monarchy|constitutional monarchy]] in 1917 by the end of the [[Great War]], establishing a democratically elected [[Wikipedia:Parliament|parliament]] which ended slavery the same year. The MBE is one of the last reminders of colonial times with
Great Morstaybishlia has the world's largest economy by nominal gross domestic product (GDP), and the second-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP). It has a relatively high-income economy and a very high human development index rating, ranking 6th in the world. It was the world's first industrialised country and the world's foremost power during the 19th and early 20th centuries, competing in the Auroran Space Race and beating [[Ethalria (Grand Matriarchy)|Ethalria]] and [[Salovia]] by landing four men on [[Olune]] in 1968. The MBE remains a superpower, with considerable economic, cultural, military, scientific and political influence internationally. It is a recognised nuclear weapons state and is first in military expenditure in the world.
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