England
Fact File
What do you know about England? Learn all about its land, products and cultures.
Size: 50,350 square miles (130,410 sq. km.), about the size of North Carolina
Location: England is part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. The U.K. is just north of the continent of Europe.
Population: 49,138,831 as of 2001
Where the people live: More than 80% of the population of the United Kingdom lives in England.
Capital: London
Official language: English
Currency: Pound sterling
Climate: Generally mild temperatures. It is unusual for any area to go without rain for more than two or three weeks, even in the summer.
Major Products: Cereals, oilseed, potatoes, vegetables, cattle, sheep, poultry, fish, machinery fuels