ENGLAND Adeja Smith

Historical Facts

• The Romans were the first to invade Britain nearly 2000 years ago.

• The Normans from France took over in 1066, and made French the official language in England for about 300 years.

• The city of London was bombed on a nightly basis by the Nazis during WWII.

• The country's latitude and longitude is 51.5000°N, 0.1167°W

Three Physical Features

• England is boarded by four bodies of water, the English Channel, North Sea, Irish Sea and Atlantic Ocean.

• Scafell Pike at 978m is the tallest mountain.• The River Thames at 215 miles long, it was England’s

first highway.

• England is boarded by Scotland (North) and Wales (West)

Liverpool has half a million people living there.

Leeds population is 751,485 million.

The population of England in 2011 was 53.01 million.

• The type of government they have in England is constitutional monarchy, constituent country.

•Prime Minister of England is David Cameron.

• Money in England is called Pound sterling.

• The most spoken language that people speak in England is English.

• In England the summers are warm and the winters are cold.

Religion in England

• Some things they grown in England is apples and wheat.

In England they also celebrate Christmas.

One major attraction in England is the Tower of London

Another major attraction in England is Hyde Park.

And the last major attraction is the London Eye.

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