Conventional Long Form Name of Country: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - Great Britain includes England, Scotland, and Wales
Capital City: London
Type of Government: Constitutional monarchy and Commonwealth Realm
Date of Independence: 12 April 1927
National Holiday: The UK does not celebrate one particular national holiday
Chief of State: Queen Elizabeth II
Head of Government: Prime Minister David Cameron
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Description of Executive Branch/Powers: Chief of state: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Heir Apparent Prince CHARLES (son of the queen, born 14 November 1948). Head of government: Prime Minister David CAMERON (since 11 May 2010). Cabinet: Cabinet of Ministers appointed by the prime minister. Elections/appointments: the monarchy is hereditary; following legislative elections, the leader of the majority party or majority coalition usually becomes the prime minister; David Cameron (Conservative) assumed office 11 May 2010
Description of Legislative Branch/Powers: bicameral Parliament consists of the House of Lords (760 seats - membership not fixed (there are 816 lords eligible for taking part in the work of the House of Lords consisting of 698 life peers, 86 hereditary peers, and 26 clergy - as of October 2015; members appointed by the monarch on the advice of the prime minister and non-party political members recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission) and the House of Commons (650 seats; members directly elected in single-seat constituencies by first-past-the-post vote to serve 5-year terms unless the House is dissolved earlier)
Description of Judicial Branch/Powers: Highest court(s): Supreme Court (consists of 12 justices including the court president and deputy president). judge selection and term of office: judge candidates selected by an independent committee of several judicial commissions, followed by their recommendations to the prime minister, and appointed by Her Majesty The Queen; justices appointed during period of good behavior. Subordinate courts: England and Wales - Court of Appeal
Suffrage: You must be 18 to vote and be a British citizen
Name of their Ambassador to the US: Ambassador Sir Nigel Kim
Location of their embassy in the US: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, San Francisco
Location of their consulate in the US: Orlando
Name of US Ambassador to them: Ambassador Matthew Winthrop Barzun
Location of US embassy there: 24 Grosvenor Square, London W1K 6AH
Location of US consulate there: Belfast, Edinburgh
Name of their representative to UN: Matthew Rycroft
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Description of the Symbolism of flag: blue field with the red cross of Saint George (patron saint of England) edged in white superimposed on the diagonal red cross of Saint Patrick (patron saint of Ireland), which is superimposed on the diagonal white cross of Saint Andrew (patron saint of Scotland); properly known as the Union Flag, but commonly called the Union Jack; the design and colors (especially the Blue Ensign) have been the basis for a number of other flags including other Commonwealth countries and their constituent states or provinces, and British overseas territories
Video or audio of their national anthem being played: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN9EC3Gy6Nk
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Descriptions of International Disputes: In 2002, Gibraltar residents voted overwhelmingly by referendum to reject an "shared sovereignty" arrangement between the UK and Spain
Quantity of refugees inside country and country of origin of refugees: 117,234
Quantity of Internally Displaced Persons: 117,234
Quantity of Stateless Persons: N/A
Description of current human trafficking issues related to this country: Many victims of human trafficking in the UK arrive into the United Kingdom on cheap airlines and usually into small airports where there isn't a lot of security. Women can be recruited by someone who uses physical/sexual violence, tricked into coming into the UK to study, or if someone has power over her.
Description of Illicit Drug trafficking/use: About 1 in 3 adults in the UK has used an illegal substance. Also a fifth of who taken drugs still do and 40% of drug users are in the higher echelons of society.