England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.[4] It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It 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.

1. “England has two books, the Bible and Shakespeare.
England made Shakespeare,but the Bible made England.”
― Victor Hugo
By Maria Martynova 10-B

2. • Location: central and southern part of the island
of Great Britain
• Capital: London
• Area: 130,422 sq km or 50,356 sq miles
• Population: 53 million people (2011 year)
• Population of London: 8 million people (2012
year)
• Time: Greenwich Mean Time
• Language: English, Cornish
• Flag: Saint George’s Cross
• Emblem: Red Rose

3. Much of the countryside is flat,
consisting of fertile plains and
gentle hills. Mountains, steeper
hills and moors are found
mainly in the north and the
west; the Lake District and the
northwest are divided by the
Yorkshire Dales, and the
northeast, by the high-rising
Pennines. The eastern area of
the country, particularly East
Anglia, is the lowest lying. The
coastline ranges from long
stretches of sandy beaches to
steep cliffs and rocky coves.

5. The climate is usually temperate with warm wet
summers and cool wet winters. Weather varies
from day to day and throughout the country.
There are raining around the country all year.

6. The UK belongs to the G7 group of the world's
leading industrial nations. Since the end of
World War II, the UK has followed the trend
away from industrial production towards service
industries, which now account for about three-
quarters of national income.
National currency is pound

7. Sheffield
Birmingham Leeds
Bristol
Liverpool
Manchester

8. January 1 New Year’s Day
February 14 St. Valentin’s Day
variable Good Friday
variable Easter Monday
April 1 April’s Fool Day
April 21 Queen's Birthday
April 23 Saint Gerorge’s Day
May 1 May Day Bank Holiday
Last Moday in May Spring Bank Holiday
August 25 Summer Bank Holiday
October 31 Halloween
November 1 All Saint’s Eve
November 5 Bonfire Night
December 25 Christmas Day
December 26 Boxing Day

9. Architecture Folklore
Cuisine
Visual Arts
The Broadway Tower
St Paul's
Cathedral and
red telephone box
Morris dance
Robin Hood
Apple pie
Fish and chips
The Lady of Shalott by John
William Waterhouse

10. Literature
William Shakespeare, Brontë family,
J. R. R. Tolkien
Performing arts
The Beatles, Queen, The Rolling Stones
Museums, libraries, and galleries
British Library, National Gallery, London History Museum