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United Kingdom Flag England is not just the home of cucumber sandwiches, village cricket and country pubs; it is also well known for vibrant cities, humming nightlife and numerous cultural attractions as well. For such a small country, a remarkable amount of landmarks and places are known around the world. From Stonehenge and Tower Bridge to Eton and Oxford, England is loaded with cherished icons of days gone by. But it also does modernity with a confidence. Fashion, food, clubbing, shopping - England rates with the world's best.

Location	Western Europe, islands including the northern one-sixth of the island of Ireland between the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Sea, northwest of France
Area	244,820 sq km
Border Countries	Ireland
Climate	Temperate; moderated by prevailing southwest winds over the North Atlantic Current; more than one-half of the days are overcast
Terrain	Mostly rugged hills and low mountains; level to rolling plains in east and southeast
Highest Point	Ben Nevis 1,343 m
Natural Hazards	Winter windstorms; floods
Environmental Issues	Continues to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (has met Kyoto Protocol target of a 12.5% reduction from 1990 levels and intends to meet the legally binding target and move towards a domestic goal of a 20% cut in emissions by 2010); by 2005 the government aims to reduce the amount of industrial and commercial waste disposed of in landfill sites to 85% of 1998 levels and to recycle or compost at least 25% of household waste, increasing to 33% by 2015; between 1998-99 and 1999-2000, household recycling increased from 8.8% to 10.3%
Population	60,094,648 (July 2003 est.)
Ethnic Groups	English 81.5%, Scottish 9.6%, Irish 2.4%, Welsh 1.9%, Ulster 1.8%, West Indian, Indian, Pakistani, and other 2.8%
Religions	Anglican and Roman Catholic 40 million, Muslim 1.5 million, Presbyterian 800,000, Methodist 760,000, Sikh 500,000, Hindu 500,000, Jewish 350,000
Languages	English, Welsh (about 26% of the population of Wales), Scottish form of Gaelic (about 60,000 in Scotland)
Type of Government	Constitutional Monarchy
Capital	London
National Day	Official Birthday of Queen ELIZABETH II, celebrated on the second Saturday in June (1926)
Chief of State/ Head of Government	Chief of State: Queen ELIZABETH II (since 6 February 1952); Heir Apparent Prince CHARLES (son of the queen, born 14 November 1948) Head of Government: Prime Minister Gordon Brown (since 27 June 2007)
Currency	British pound (GBP)
Time	GMT