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3. Facts The capital of England is London. England uses pound sterling as its currency. The largest lake in England is named Windermere. England is the most populated country in the United Kingdom. England is part of the U.K. England has an area of 130,395 km². The population of England was 53.01 million in 2011

4. Major Cities London, Birmingham, Leeds, Sheffield, Bradford, Liverpool, Manchester, Bristol, Coventry, Leicester and Nottingham are the most populated cities in England.

5. Rivers The Tweed starts in the North of England and flows into Scotland Tyne Eden Lune Tees Ure Rawfe Ribble Derwent Ouse Aire Mersey Trent

6. Highest Mountain Scafell Pike-978 metres\3,209 feet high

7. Ways to get to England from Ireland You can go to England by plane or ferry. The most popular airlines are Aer Lingus and Ryan Air. The most popular ferries are Irish Ferries and Stena Line.

8. Queen Elizabeth Full; name: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor Born; April 21, 1926 Mayfair, London, United Kingdom Parents; Queen Elizabeth, George VI Husband; Prince Philip Children; Charles, Prince of Wales, Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Andrew, Duke of York, Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex Siblings; Princess Margaret

9. Foot Guards The guards with the furry hats called bearskins are known as ‘Foot guards’. There are four Foot guards when the queen is in the palace when she’s not there are only two. The queens guards are responsible for guarding Buckingham Palace and St. James’s palace in London.

10. Food In 1762 John Montagu invented the sandwich so he could eat with one hand while gambling. Yorkshire Pudding

11. Tourist Attractions 1-Stone Henge 2-Big Ben 3-Windsor Castle 4-York Minster 5-Durham Cathedral 6-The Cotswolds 7-Tower of London 8-Lake District 9-Warwick castle 10-Hardrian’s wall

12. English soccer The England national football team represents England and the Crown Dependencies of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man for football matches as part of FIFA-authorised events, and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football in England.[1] England are one of the two oldest national teams in football; alongside Scotland, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872. England's home ground is Wembley Stadium, London, and the current team manager is Roy Hodgson.

13. Top English Soccer Clubs 1-Chelsea 2-Manchester United 3-Arsenal 4-Liverpool 5-Man City 6-Tottenham Hotspurs 7-Everton 8-Southampton 9-Middlesbrough 10-Newcastle United

14. English Rugby The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the joint most successful team in the tournament's history. They are ranked fourth in the world by the International Rugby Board as of March 2015. England won the Rugby World Cup in 2003 and were runners-up in 1991 and 2007

15. Famous English People Guy Fawkes Attempted to blow up the British Parliament building William Shakespeare Poet and songwriter Queen Elizabeth II Current Queen of England Princes Diana She wanted to help people and was married to Prince Charles but later divorce.

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