A United Kingdom was directed by a Swede.
 The United Kingdom has the world's sixth-largest economy by nominal gross domestic product (GDP), and the eighth-largest by purchasing power parity
 Unchallenged at sea, British dominance was later described as Pax Britannica ("British Peace"), a period of relative peace among the Great Powers (18151914) during which the British Empire became the global hegemon and adopted the role of global policeman

