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Brexit Day: What To Know When The U.K. Leaves The EU

On Friday night, Britain will end its more than 40-year membership in the European Union. Here are some of the ways Brexit is expected to play out.

More than 3 1/2 years after the landmark Brexit referendum, the United Kingdom will finally leave the European Union at 11 p.m. GMT on Friday.

That means Britain will exit the bloc of 27 remaining countries and the bloc's economic market of about 450 million people and will begin to forge its own way in the world.

The U.K. has been a member of the EU since 1973. Leaving is one of the biggest, riskiest and most divisive steps the country has taken in decades.

Here are some of the ways Brexit is expected to play out in the near term.

What happens at 11:01 on Friday night. Does trade stop? Do

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