[b]Nation's full name:[/b] The United Kingdom of Great Britain and North Ireland

[b]Population:[/b] 50,127,000

[b]Current leadership:[/b] 
~The Right Honorable Sir WINSTON F'ING CHURCHILL

[b]Government Type:[/b] Constitutional Monarchy/Parliamentary Democracy

[b]Military Strength:[/b] 
~696,400 total service personnel
~330,000 in the British Army
~7 Fleet Carriers
~10 intermediate carriers
~Good air force
~Top-notch submarines.

FLASHPOINTS:
~3,100 men in West Berlin, including three infantry brigades and one armored squad.
~55,000 men in West Germany
~19,000 men in Cyprus
~2,000 men in the Suez Canal Zone

[b]State of the Union Summary:[/b][indent]The British Empire is in tatters after the loss of the Crown Jewel, India. Decolonization is becoming more and more inevitable as pressure mounts. The Second World War has put her in deep debt to many nations. Increasing social spending is causing defence cuts and the Royal Navy continues to shrink. Still, all hope is not gone. Britain is a distant third, but still third. With the Suez crisis still a dream in the mind of Nasser, Britain still plays a major role in global politics. With the special relationship, it is possible that Britain may rise ascendant as a phoenix on American coat tails to greater heights once more and assume its rightful station as a superpower again[/indent]