Name: Englaland (land of
the Angles) Capital city: London. Largest city: London. Official language: English. Gentilic: English. Currency: Pound sterling. Population:
53.012.456. National symbol: The red
rose.
Flag: Represented
by a red cross set on a white background. This cross is known as the Saint
George’s Cross and has represented England in various forms from as far back as
the Middle Ages and the Crusades.
National holiday: April 23rd Saint George’s Day, celebrated in honour
of Saint George, the patron saint of England.
Natural features: The south
of England is mostly low-lying land, with hills and agricultural land and the
north of England is mostly covered in moorland and mountains.
Tallest mountain: Scafell Pike (978 m.)
Main rivers: River Thames (346 km.) and River Severn (354 km.) Wildlife: Fox, red deer, squirrel, rabbit, robin and horse.
Significant monuments and places: The Big
Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the Tower, the London Tower Bridge, the
London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Westminster Abbey, Saint Paul’s
Cathedral, the Globe Theatre, the British Museum, the Royal Crescent, the Roman
Baths, Stonehenge and Hadrian’s Wall.
Literature:
Geoffrey
Chaucer, William Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë, Jane
Austen, George Eliot, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, J.K. Rowling... Music: The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Food: Shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, scones and tea. Sports: Football (birthplace), cricket, snooker and fox
hunting.
Significant monuments and places: The Big
Ben and the Houses of Parliament, the Tower, the London Tower Bridge, the
London Eye, Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Westminster Abbey, Saint Paul’s
Cathedral, the Globe Theatre, the British Museum, the Royal Crescent, the Roman
Baths, Stonehenge and Hadrian’s Wall.
Literature:
Geoffrey
Chaucer, William Shakespeare, Charlotte Brontë, Jane
Austen, George Eliot, Charles Dickens, Thomas Hardy, J.K. Rowling...
Music: The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Food: Shepherd’s pie, fish and chips, scones and tea. Sports: Football (birthplace), cricket, snooker and fox
hunting.
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