The Anglican Union

 

I propose that the great English speaking nations of the world who share a common history and culture form a Free Trade Area and establish a pact for mutual defense. I would have this union be called the Anglican Union. Anglican is a natural fit since Anglican means English in Latin and English is the glue that would hold such a union together. The use of the term Anglican is in the broadest sense, and not in the more narrow sense of meaning those who belong to the Church of England presided over by the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

In my mind, such a union ought to consist of the following nations: The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United States of America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland.

In the short run such a union could just be a Free Trade Area and a strong military alliance. Over time however the hope would be that a government would be established to preside over the member nations which would not infringe on the sovereignty of any of the members nations but instead would be restricted to addressing issues pertaining to the whole. As this union begins to blossom one would hope to see also a common currency and a shared Head of State, which of course would naturally be Her Majesty the Queen or one of her graceful descendants. After years of mutual trust and relationship building it would be sensible to create geographic zones of particular sovereignty. So for example the United States and Canada could form one government comprised of the two nations which could be modeled with great care taken to the sensibilities of both nations. Likewise, in the islands of the Southern Cross we could see a union of Australia and New Zealand, and in the motherland we could see the restoration of the UK and Ireland as the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

So with all this talk of wishful I put together a little word document on what such a country would look like on a map and some ideas for flags and so on. And here it is:

The Anglican Union

Royal Standard of the United Kingdom of the Anglican Union Royal Coat of Arms

Anthem: “God Save the Queen”

Location of the Anglican Union (dark blue); Location of the Anglican Commonwealth (light blue)     Capital:     Largest City: London  / 51.500; -0.117 New York City Official language: English Demonym: Anglican State and Nations: The United Kingdom of the Anglican Union The United Kingdom of Great Britain America Oceania Leaders: Queen of the Anglican Union British Parliament American Parliament Oceanic Parliament Prime Minister of Great Britain Prime Minister of Anglo-America Prime Minister of Anglo-Oceania   Area: 27,887,689 km2 (1st) 10,767,496 sq mi   Population (2015): 455,000,000 (3rd) GDP (2015): £31 trillion (1st) Currency: £ Anglican Pound Sterling Demographics Race/Ethnicity:      81.7% White      9.1% Black      6.3% Asian      2% Mixed      1.1% Native American      0.8% Other* *(Pacific Islander, Maori, Native Australian et al.) Religion:      45% Protestant      25% Catholic      21% Unaffiliated      4% Other      1.1% Hindus      1.1% Muslim      1% Orthodox      1% Buddhist      0.8% Jews Flag of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Flag of America  Flag of Oceania