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• Capital » London
  • Also largest city in England

Facts

• Population: 56.3 million
• Major language: English
• Major religion: Christianity
• Life expectancy: 77 years (men), 82 years (women) (UN)
• Currency: : 1 pound sterling = 100 pence
• Internet domain: .uk
• International dialling code: +44

Geography

• Area: 130,395 sq km (50,346 sq miles)
• England shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north.

National Parks

• The Lake District National Park (Web / video)
  • England’s largest National Park

Overland

• Drive « Left side (along with the rest of the UK and Northern Ireland, and Ireland)

Notes

• England is part of the United Kingdom
• With a culturally diverse population, England is divided into nine regions, and then organized by counties, districts, cities and towns.
• London is the most densely populated area in the United Kingdom, with around 13 million inhabitants
• London is the centre for trade, politics and law, and is also a huge tourist hotspot with plenty of attractions, outdoor spaces, iconic monuments, and historic buildings.
• Main exports: Manufactured goods, chemicals, foodstuffsGNI per capita (UK figure): US $45,390 (World Bank, 2008)

Posts

• Adventure Trend

Media

• BBC
• Evening Standard – London’s evening daily
• Manchester Evening News – north-west daily
• Birmingham Post/Birmingham Mail – West Midlands stablemates
• Yorkshire Post – Leeds-based daily
• Evening Chronicle – Newcastle-based daily
• Western Morning News – Plymouth-based daily

Resources

• Wikipedia

This page was last updated on 2021.08.24 by Robert Vinet