England

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General Information

- capital: London - official language: English - government: Constitutional monarchy - population: about 51 446 200 - currency: pound sterling (£)

Map of the England

Flag and symbol

The red rose is widely recognised as the national flower of England.

National Anthem

England has no official national anthem of its own; generally the United Kingdom and Commonwealth anthem, „God Save the Queen", is used.

„God Save the Queen"

God save our gracious Queen, Long live our noble Queen, God save the Queen: Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us: God save the Queen. O Lord, our God, arise, Scatter her enemies, And make them fall. Confound their politics, Frustrate their knavish tricks, On Thee our hopes we fix, God save us all.

Saint Patron

Saint George (April 23rd)

Education

The biggest Universities in England are: Brighton, Cambridge, Oxford, London Greenwich University in Oxford

Ancient Places

Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminister in London.

Wimbledon is the oldest tennis tournament in the world and is considered by many to be the most prestigious.

Short History of England

The first people lived in England about 450,000 BC. At that time England was much warmer than it is today.

During the 19th century Britain was transformed by the industrial revolution. Life was hard for the working class at the beginning of the 20th century. In 2009 England suffered a severe recession but by 2010 the nation was recovering and England remains a rich country.

Additional Information

-England is the second largest economy in Europe. -The Windsor castle is the oldest royal residence in the world still in use. It is also the largest. The world's oldest public zoo was opened in London in 1828.

-The English love their tea. They consume more tea than any other country in the world. Their tea consumption is more than three times of Japan and a whopping twenty two times more than America or the French.