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ENGLAND
1 Flag
2 Capital
3 Ethnic group
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.[6][7][8] It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest of England and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. England is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. The country covers five-eighths of the island of Great Britain, which lies in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight.
England
Flag
Royal Arms
Anthem: Various
Predominantly "God Save the Queen"
(National anthem of the United Kingdom)
Location of England (dark green)
– in Europe (green & dark grey)
– in the United Kingdom (green)
StatusCountryCapital
and largest city
London
51°30′N 0°7′WNational languageEnglishRegional languagesCornishEthnic groups 
(2011)
85.4% White
7.8% Asian
3.5% Black
2.3% Mixed
1.0% Other
Religion 
(2011)
59.4% Christianity
24.7% No religion
5.0% Islam
1.5% Hinduism
2.2% Other

7.2% Not stated

Demonym(s)English
Sovereign state
Legal jurisdiction
United Kingdom
England and Wales
GovernmentPart of a constitutional monarchy, direct government exercised by the government of the United Kingdom[a]
• Monarch
Elizabeth IIParliament of the United Kingdom• House of Commons533 MPs (of 650)Establishment
• Unification of Angles, Saxons and Danes
12 July 927
• Union with Scotland
1 May 1707Area
• Land
130,279 km2 (50,301 sq mi)[1]Population
• 2019 estimate
56,286,961[2]
• 2011 census
53,012,500[3]
• Density
432/km2 (1,118.9/sq mi)[4]GVA2019 estimate • Total£1.9 trillion[5] • Per capita£33,800
CurrencyPound sterling (GBP; £)Time zoneUTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+1 (British Summer Time)Date formatdd/mm/yyyy (AD)Driving sideleftCalling code+44ISO 3166 codeGB-ENG