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England | |
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| Anthem: Various Predominantly ‘God Save the King’ (National anthem of the United Kingdom) and ‘Jerusalem’ | |
 Location of England (dark green) – on the European continent (green & dark grey) | |
| Status | Country |
| Capital and largest city | London 51°30′N 0°7′W / 51.500°N 0.117°W |
| National language | English |
| Regional languages | Cornish |
| Ethnic groups (2011) | |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Demonym(s) | English |
| Government | Part of a constitutional monarchy, direct government exercised by the government of the United Kingdom[a] |
• Monarch | Charles III |
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | |
| • House of Commons | 533 MPs (of 650) |
| Legislature | UK Parliament[a] |
| Establishment | |
• Anglo-Saxon Unification of Angles, Saxons and Danes by Æthelstan | 12 July 927 |
| 1 May 1707 | |
| Area | |
• Land | 130,279 km2 (50,301 sq mi)[2] |
| Population | |
• 2019 estimate |  56,286,961[3] |
• 2021 census | 56,490,048 |
• Density | 432/km2 (1,118.9/sq mi)[4] |
| GVA | 2018 estimate |
| • Total | £1.8 trillion |
| • Per capita | £33,000 |
| Currency | Pound sterling (GBP; £) |
| Time zone | UTC (Greenwich Mean Time) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+1 (British Summer Time) |
| Date format | dd/mm/yyyy (AD) |
| Driving side | left |
| Calling code | +44 |
| ISO 3166 code | GB-ENG |
Website gov.uk | |
England is the largest of the four countries which make up the United Kingdom. It is on the island of Great Britain.
Over 56.5 million people live in England (2021 estimate). This is 84% of the population of the United Kingdom.[4] The capital city of England is London. London is also the biggest city in the country. Other large cities in England are Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds.
The English flag is a red cross on a white background. This cross is the cross of Saint George, who is the patron saint of England. Some other symbols used for England are a red rose and the three lions.
- ↑ "2011 Census: KS201EW Ethnic group: local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ↑ Region and Country Profiles, Key Statistics and Profiles, October 2013, ONS. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jonathan, McMullan (28 June 2018). "Population estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland". www.ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics.