England is a country located in the United Kingdom.
It is bordered by Scotland on the northern side while on its western side England neighbors Wales.
On the northwest corner of England, there is the Irish Sea while on its southwest corner there is the Celtic Sea.
Between England and the mainland of Europe there is a sea known as the North Sea.
England make up five-eighths of all islands belonging to the Great Britain which are located on the north side of Atlantic Ocean.
The original occupants of England were the modern human beings during the third stage of the Old Stone Age.
England was founded as a united nation in the 10th century. Since the 15th century England has greatly impacted on the rest of the world.
The capital city of England is London.
London covers an area of approximately 1,579 square kilometers with a total population of 8,787,892 people.
England’s landscape has short mountains and grasslands more so on the southern and central regions. The northern region has highlands.
England covers a total area of 130,279 kilometer square with a total population of 53.01 million people as per the 2011.
England is the most crowded state of the United Kingdom.
In 2015 the total population of England was estimated to be approximately 63,843,856 people.
English is the official of England.
The currency used in England is known as the Sterling Pound.
Other main cities located in England are Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle and Leeds.
The longest river in England isthe River Thames, which has a length of 346 km
The largest lake in England is Lake Windermere which covers an area of 5.69 square miles.
Other lakes located in England are Ullswater (3.44 square miles), Bassenthwaite Lake (2.06 square miles) and Derment water (2.06 square miles) among others.
The largest Mountain in England is Scafell Pike which has a height of approximately 978 meters which is equivalent to 3,209 feet.
Other mountains located in England are Sca Fell (964 meters), Helvellyn (950 m), III Crag ( 935 m), Broad Crag ( 934 m), Skiddaw (931 m), Great End (910 m), Bowfell (902 m), Great Gable (899 m) and Cross Fell (893 m).
England is a home for many small islands, for example Isle of Wight and Hayling Island among others.
The distance between France and England is about 21 miles (34 kilometers). However, there is a tunnel joining the two countries which is known as the Channel Tunnel. The tunnel was opened up in 1994.
The major religions followed in England are Christianity whereby 59.4 percent of the residents of this state are Christians, about 5 percent of the people are Muslims while the Hinduism religion is followed by about 1.5 percent.
24.7 percent of the people do not follow any religion, then about 2.2 percent of the people follow other religions such as Neopaganism, Sikhism, Judaism and Buddhism among others.
The climatic condition of England is usually moderate during the summers while the winters are usually cool.
The summers are not as warm as those of the rest of the continent, but the winters are slightly milder than those of the rest continent. In general, the climatic condition in England is usually known as moderate maritime.
This can be interpreted that the temperatures do not go below 0 degrees during the winters and a maximum of 32 degrees during the summers.
The highest temperature to have ever been recorded in England was on the 10th of August 2003 which was 38.5 degrees Celsius.
The size of England is 74 times smaller than the whole size of USA and about 59 times smaller than the size of Australia. Japan is three times bigger than the size of England. However the total number of people living in England is 2.5 times than that of the people living in Australia. Also the population of people living in England is 1.5 times than the population of California.
The official language of England was French about 300 years ago.
The largest wetland found on earth known as Slimbridge Wildlife and Wetlands Trust is found in England. It is the largest residence for Swans, geese and ducks in earth. This is the only place on earth where 6 types of Flamingo can be found.
The most common types of food consumed in England are sandwich, chips, fish, Cornish pasty, trifle and roast dinners.
