England

England
Flag Coat of arms
Anthem: Various Predominantly ‘God Save the King’ (National anthem of the United Kingdom) and ‘Jerusalem’
Location of  England  (dark green) – on the European continent  (green & dark grey) – in the United Kingdom  (green)
Status	Country
Capital and largest city	London 51°30′N 0°7′W / 51.500°N 0.117°W / 51.500; -0.117
National language	English
Regional languages	Cornish
Ethnic groups (2011)	79.8% White British 4.6% White Other 2.6% Indian 2.3% Mixed 2.1% Pakistani 1.8% African 1.6% Asian Other 1.1% Caribbean 1.0% Irish 0.8% Bangladeshi 0.7% Chinese 0.6% Other 0.4% Arab[1]
Religion	Church of England
Demonym(s)	English
Sovereign state Legal jurisdiction	United Kingdom England and Wales
Government	Part of a constitutional monarchy, direct government exercised by the government of the United Kingdom[a]
• Monarch	Charles III
Parliament of the United Kingdom
• House of Commons	533 MPs (of 650)
Legislature	UK Parliament[a]
Establishment
• Anglo-Saxon Unification of Angles, Saxons and Danes by Æthelstan	12 July 927
• Union with Scotland	1 May 1707
Area
• Land	130,279 km2 (50,301 sq mi)[2]
Population
• 2019 estimate	56,286,961[3]
• 2021 census	56,490,048
• Density	432/km2 (1,118.9/sq mi)[4]
GVA	2018 estimate
• Total	£1.8 trillion
• Per capita	£33,000
Currency	Pound sterling (GBP; £)
Time zone	UTC (Greenwich Mean Time)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+1 (British Summer Time)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy (AD)
Driving side	left
Calling code	+44
ISO 3166 code	GB-ENG
Website gov.uk

England is the largest of the four countries which make up the United Kingdom. It is on the island of Great Britain.

Over 56.5 million people live in England (2021 estimate). This is 84% of the population of the United Kingdom.^[4] The capital city of England is London. London is also the biggest city in the country. Other large cities in England are Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester and Leeds.

The English flag is a red cross on a white background. This cross is the cross of Saint George, who is the patron saint of England. Some other symbols used for England are a red rose and three lions.

1. ↑ "2011 Census: KS201EW Ethnic group: local authorities in England and Wales". Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
2. ↑ Region and Country Profiles, Key Statistics and Profiles, October 2013, ONS. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
3. ↑ "Population estimates for the UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland – Office for National Statistics". www.ons.gov.uk.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Jonathan, McMullan (28 June 2018). "Population estimates for UK, England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland". www.ons.gov.uk. Office for National Statistics.