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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) CUISINE: ... read more MORE INFORMATION: ….read more |
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