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Facts about England

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· England is 74 times smaller than the USA

· 59 times smaller than Australia and

· 3 times smaller than Japan. England is about the size of Alabama.

 

England is in north-west Europe and is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is an island country and also part of the United Kingdom (UK).

England is the largest country in Great Britain and the UK. It is sometimes, wrongly, used in reference to the whole United Kingdom, the entire island of Great Britain, or indeed the British Isles. This is not only incorrect but can cause offence to people from other parts of the UK. (Nationality of the British people). Nearly 84% of the population of the UK lives in England, mainly in the major cities and metropolitan areas. England is only 35 km from France and is now linked by a tunnel under the English Channel. The south of England is mostly low-lying land, with hills and agricultural land and the north of England is mostly covered in moorland and mountains.

England has not had a separate political identity since 1707, when Great Britain was established as a political entity. There is no government or parliament just for England.

Look through the following table:

Motto Dieu et mon droit (God and my right)
Flag Cross of St George
National Day 23 April
Geographic coordinates   54 00 N, 2 00 W
Area 129,720 sq km 50,085 sq miles
Population 49,561,800 (2002)
Nationality English and British
Time Zone GMT/UTC 0 (Greenwich Mean Time (British Summer Time during daylight savings))
Climate Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current
Capital City London
Major Cities Birmingham, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield
Anthem (Song) God Save the Queen Land of Hope and Glory
Official Language English
Main religions Church of England, Catholic, Methodist, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and Hindu.
Currency Pound Sterling (£)
Highest point Scafell Pike 978 m (3210 ft)
Lowest Point The Fens, 4.6 metres (15 feet) below sea level
Longest river Thames (346 km) The Severn is officially Britain's longest river as it flows through both Wales and England.
Largest Lake Windermere (14.7 sq km)
Highest Waterfall Cauldron Snout (Cumbria) 60 metres (200 feet) high
Tallest Building 1 Canada Square, Canary Wharf (London), 245 metres (800 feet) high
The busiest airport London Heathrow, with 53.8 million passengers.
Official Animal Lion

 

2.Facts about Scotland

Scotland is about the size of South Carolina. Scotland is about twice as large as Holland.

Scotland is in north-west Europe and is part of Great Britain, an island country and the United Kingdom (UK). Scotland is a mountainous country in the north of the island of Great Britain and shares a land border to the south with England and is bounded by the North Sea on the east and the Atlantic Ocean on the west. Its capital city is Edinburgh. Scotland has some 790 islands - 130 inhabited.


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