Ingland
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Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French) "God an my richt" |
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Ingland's airt the UK |
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Offeecial leid | Nane; Inglis de facto | ||||
Caipital | Lunnon | ||||
Lairgest ceety | Lunnon | ||||
Area - Tot - % watter |
130,395 |
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Population - Tot (2001) - Density |
49,138,831 388.7/km² |
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Foondin | Athelstan, 967 | ||||
Siller | Poond sterling (£) (GBP) | ||||
Time zone | UTC, Simmer: UTC +1 | ||||
Naitional sang | God Save the King (Queen) (de facto) |
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Naitional flouer | Rose | ||||
Patron saunt | Saunt George | ||||
Internet TLD | .uk1 | ||||
Cawin code | 441 | ||||
(1) Shared wi Scotland, Wales an Northren Ireland. |
Ingland is a kintra in nor-wast Europe, an is ane o the fower kintras[1] that makkit up the Unitit Kinrick. It is the muckle maist kintra in the Unitit Kinrick wi its fowk accoontin for mair nor 83% o the total population o the Unitit Kinrick.
It wis aforemtimes a free kinrick, but then Scotland gaed intil a personal union wi Ingland in 1603, when Jamie the Saxt o Scotland becam James I o Ingland efter the daith o Elizabeth I o Ingland. This union wis makkit formal on 1 Mey, 1707 bi the Treaty o Union. The Scots Pairlament wis gotten rid o on 26 Mairch. The union southert baith kinriks, makkin the Kinrick o Graet Breetain, wi a new single Pairlament hauden in Wastmeenster, Lunnon. Housomeiver it haes a sindry lawfu status frae Scotland an Northren Ireland. In 1801, Ingland becam ane o the three launds o the Unitit Kinrick, alang wi Scotland and Irland (nou juist Northren Irland). Wales is nou seen for uisual as anither laund atho it wis juist a principalitie o the Kinrick o Ingland in 1707.
Ingland's muckle maist ceety, Lunnon, is the caipital o the Unitit Kinrick forby.