England
Flag Royal Coat of arms Motto: Dieu et mon droit  (French) "God and my right" Anthem: None officially specific to England; the anthem of the United Kingdom is "God Save the Queen". See also National anthem of England.	Location of England
Capital (and largest city) London 51°30′N, 0°7′W Official languages English1 Ethnic groups ( 2005 Some groups inc. White Other and Other (inc. East Asians) are thought to be much higher) 84.70% White British 5.30% South Asian 3.20% White Other 2.69% Black 1.57% Mixed race 1.20% White Irish 0.70% Chinese 0.60% Other Demonym English Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP Legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom Unified  -  by Athelstan AD 927  Area  -  Total 130,395 km²  50,346 sq mi	Population  -  2006 estimate 50,762,9002   -  2001 census 49,138,831   -  Density 388.7/km²  976/sq mi GDP (PPP) 2006 estimate  -  Total $1.9 trillion[citation needed]   -  Per capita US$38,000[citation needed]  GDP (nominal) 2006 estimate  -  Total $2.2 trillion[citation needed]   -  Per capita $44,000[citation needed]  HDI (2006) ▲ 0.940 (high)  Currency Pound sterling (GBP) Time zone GMT (UTC0)  -  Summer (DST) BST (UTC+1) Internet TLD .uk3 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. 2 National population projections (PDF) from the Office for National Statistics.

England (pronounced /ˈɪŋglənd/) is a country, which is part of the United Kingdom.[1][2] Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population[3], whilst its mainland territory occupies most of the southern two-thirds of the island of Great Britain. England shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west and elsewhere is bordered by the North Sea, Irish Sea, Celtic Sea, Bristol Channel and English Channel. The capital is London, the largest urban area in Great Britain, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most, but not all, measures.[4]

England became a unified state in the year 927 and takes its name from the Angles, one of the Germanic tribes who settled there during the 5th and 6th centuries. It has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world[5] being the place of origin of the English language, the Church of England and English law, which forms the basis of the common law legal systems of many countries around the world. In addition, England was the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution[6] being the first country in the world to become industrialised.[7] It is home to the Royal Society, which laid the foundations of modern experimental science. England is the world's oldest 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 (including Wales) continued as a separate state until 1 May 1707, when the Acts of Union, putting into effect the terms agreed in the Treaty of Union the previous year, resulted in political union with the Kingdom of Scotland to create the united Kingdom of Great Britain.