Imperial Federation

The Imperial Federation, commonly known as the Federation or Britain, is a country in Europe, North America, southern Africa, and Oceania. It comprises Australasia, Canada, England, Ireland, Scotland, South Africa, Wales, and the West Indies. It shares land borders with the United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Angola, Zambia, Botswana, Southern Rhodesia, Mozambique, and Indonesia. The IF was created in 1907; Initially a loose gimmick of the British Empire, the Federation gradually centralized into a superstate thanks in part to the pressures posed by both World Wars and the Cold War. Many colonies were granted independence between 1960 and 1990, leaving only the settler colonies with significant British heritage in the Federation. The Imperial Federation is a constitutional monarchy and a parliamentary democracy. The capital and largest city is London, a global and national economic center with a population of nearly 15 million. Other major cities include Birmingham, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Montreal, Sydney, and Toronto. The Imperial Federation features a federal system made up of eight constituent countries, each with its own provinces and territories. The IF also controls roughly half of the continent of Antarctica via the Federal Antarctic Territory. It is the largest country in the world by land area. The Imperial Federation has the world's third-largest economy by GDP. It has a high-income market economy and a very high human development index rating. The IF has high-quality education, healthcare, and social security programs, with high life expectancy and human development. The Federation has robust manufacturing, technology, finance, and agriculture sectors. The United Kingdom, the predecessor to the Imperial Federation, was the world's first industrialized nation and held the largest economy in the world for several decades. The Imperial Federation is a member of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the Commonwealth of Nations, the World Bank, the OECD, the WTO, the IMF, the G7, and the G20. It is a recognized nuclear state and has the third-highest military expenditure in the world at $146 billion. It is estimated to have 492 nuclear warheads, six aircraft carriers, and at least 568,000 active duty personnel in its armed forces. The IF is additionally a member of NATO, SEATO, Interpol, and the Commonwealth Defense Association. The Federation is a permanent member of the UN Security Council and is considered a global great power.