England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north, while Ireland is located across the Irish Sea to its west and northwest, and the Celtic Sea lies to its southwest. It is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the ...
Inglaterra (em inglês: England) é uma das nações constituintes do Reino Unido. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] O país faz fronteira com a Escócia ao norte e com o País de Gales a oeste; o Mar da Irlanda está a noroeste, o Mar Celta está a sudoeste, enquanto o Mar do Norte está a leste e o Canal da Mancha , ao sul, a separa da Europa continental .
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK) or Britain, [k] [16] is a country in Northwestern Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. [17] It comprises England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
England is a country in Europe with over sixty cities. It is in a union with Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. All four countries are in the British Isles and are part of the United Kingdom (UK). Over 55 million people live in England (2015 estimate). This is 84% of the population of the UK.
Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-west coast of continental Europe, consisting of England, Scotland and Wales. With an area of 209,331 km 2 (80,823 sq mi), it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world.
People who live in England are called English. Their native language is called English , which is spoken by most people in England. England's land is split between regions .
England, which had subsumed Wales in the 16th century under Henry VIII, united with Scotland in 1707 to form a new sovereign state called Great Britain. [4] [5] [6] Following the Industrial Revolution, which started in England, Great Britain ruled a colonial Empire, the largest in recorded history.