Facts about England

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England is a country noted for its history and beauty. It is a highly developed country attracting around 26 million international tourists annually.

LOCATION: England is part of an island and the major country in Great Britain (United Kingdom). 

BORDERED BY: Scotland and Wales. 

CAPITAL & LARGEST CITY: London (pop. 7.8 million)

POPULATION of COUNTRY: 51.4 million

AREA: 130,395  square kilometres (about the size of Nicaragua)

POPULATION DENSITY: 395 per square kilometre.

NATIONAL DAY: United Kingdom 23 April (St George's Day)

CURRENCY: British Pound (£) GBP. Currently about .67p to the Australian dollar.

ROYALTY: Queen Elizabeth II

CLIMATE: Temperate maritime climate.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE: English.

RELIGION: Christian

TIME ZONE: (GMT + 0 )

DRIVES ON THE: Left

PHONE PREFIX: 44

FLAG: Union Jack. (UK); Red cross of St George on white background (England)

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