Flag Royal Coat of Arms Motto Dieu et mon droit  (French) "God and my right" Anthem No official anthem specific to England ? the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen". See also Proposed English National Anthems.

Location of  England  (orange) ? on the European continent  (camel & white) ? in the United Kingdom  (camel) Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) 51°30'N, 0°7'W Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP Unified  -  by Athelstan AD 927  Area  -  Total 130,395 km?  50,346 sq mi  Population  -  2006 estimate 50,714,000?   -  2001 census 49,138,831   -  Density 388.7 /km?  976 /sq mi GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate  -  Total $1.9 trillion (6th)  -  Per capita US$38,000 (6th) GDP (nominal) 2006 estimate  -  Total $2.2 trillion (5th)  -  Per capita $44,000 (10th) HDI (2006) 0.940 (high)  Currency Pound sterling (GBP) Time zone GMT (UTC0)  -  Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1) Internet TLD .uk? Calling code +44 Patron saint St. George 1 English is established by de facto usage. Cornish is officially recognised as a Regional or Minority language under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. The Cornish-language name for England is Pow Sows. 2 From the Office for National Statistics - National population projections 3 Also .eu, as part of the European Union. ISO 3166-1 is GB, but .gb is unused. England (Old English: Englaland, Middle English: Engelond, Modern English (Early): England)) (pronounced IPA: /'??gl?nd/) is the largest and most populous constituent country[1][2] of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and is located to the east of Ireland. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total population of the United Kingdom,[3] whilst the mainland territory of England occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. Elsewhere, it is bordered by the North Sea, Irish Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and English Channel. England became a unified state during the 10th century and takes its name from the Angles, one of a number of Germanic tribes who settled in the territory during the 5th and 6th centuries. The capital city of England is London, which is the largest city in Great Britain, and the largest city in the European Union by most, but not all, measures.[4] England ranks amongst the world's most influential and far-reaching centres of cultural development.[5][6] It is the place of origin of both the English language and the Church of England, and English law forms the basis of the legal systems of many countries: in addition, London, the British and English capital, was the historic centre of the British Empire, and was also the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution.[7] England was the first country in the world to become industrialised. England is home to the Royal Society, which laid the foundations of modern experimental science. England was the world's first parliamentary democracy[8] and consequently many constitutional, governmental and legal innovations that had their origin in England have been widely adopted by other nations. The Kingdom of England was a separate state until 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union resulted in a political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the Kingdom of Great Britain.[9]