Facts About England

Country Name:

England

Location:

Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France

Area:

land:

130,410 km2 (50352 sq miles)

water:

Land Boundaries:

Border Countries:

Wales and Scotland

Coastline:

Climate:

temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast

Terrain:

mostly flat to rolling lowlands in north; some plains, hills, mountains, and narrow coastal belt

Geography:

largest country in South America; shares common boundaries with every South American country except Chile and Ecuador

Population:

59 million (est 2005)

Age Structure:

0-14 Years:

0-14 years: 18% (male 5,513,489; female 5,293,871)

15-64 Years:

15-64 years: 66.3% (male 20,193,876; female 19,736,516)

65 Years and Over:

65 years and over: 15.7% (male 4,027,721; female 5,458,235) (2004 est.)

Average Age:

Total:

38.7 years

Male:

37.6 years

Female:

female: 39.8 years (2004 est.).

Ethnic Groups:

white (of which English 83.6%, Scottish 8.6%, Welsh 4.9%, Northern Irish 2.9%) 92.1%, black 2%, Indian 1.8%, Pakistani 1.3%, mixed 1.2%, other 1.6% (2001 census)

Religions:

Christian: Church of England (Anglican), Baptist, Catholic, Methodist

General

Languages:

English

Government

Type:

Constitutional monarchy

Capital:

London

Independence:

England has existed as a unified entity since the 10th century; the union between England and Wales, begun in 1284 with the Statute of Rhuddlan, was not formalized until 1536 with an Act of Union; in another Act of Union in 1707, England and Scotland agreed to permanently join as Great Britain;

Economy

Currency:

Pound Sterling

GDP Growth Rate:

2.7% (2006)

Labour Occupations:

Unemployment Rate:

4.6% (2006)

Inflation Rate:

1.8% (2006)

Agriculture Produce:

cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables; cattle, sheep, poultry, fish

Transportation

Railways:

Roads:

Airports:

49

Ports & Harbours:

Hound Point, Immingham, Milford Haven, Liverpool, London, Southampton, Sullom Voe, Teesport

Communications

Mains Telephones:

Mobile Telephones:

Television Stations:

Internet Users:

More than 400 million in 2000

Country Internet Code:

.uk