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Located in Northwest Europe, England, also known as Great Britain, is one of the most industrialized countries in the world. Although England is one of the most successful countries, it is also one of the smallest in land size. Only containing around 50,362 square miles, England is about the size of Alabama.

The United Kingdom is a constitutional monarchy and parliamentary democracy, with a queen and a parliament that has two houses. For many centuries, the basic unit of English local government was the county or shire, and these remained largely unchanged from the 900s to 1974. The chief official of the shire was the shire reeve or sheriff. When the English immigrated to America, they brought the county system with them. Most of English history took place before science and technology gave us the revolutions in agricultural and industrial production that created the modern world. Throughout the period to 1688, agriculture was extremely bad. The vast majority of the population was involved in food production, and very little surplus was produced. Even minor climatic declines led to famine. As a consequence, populations were very low.

The population of England and Wales did not exceed ten million until after the Industrial Revolution. England may be one of the smallest countries but with great power and triumph over the centuries, it has proven to be one of the most culturally influenced areas as well as strong.

Today England is governed as a constitutional monarchy under a parliamentary democracy within the United Kingdom and it is controlled directly by the Parliament of the United Kingdom. England has not had its own government since 1707 when it joined Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

England has several different political subdivisions for local administration within its borders. There are four different levels within these divisions - the highest of which are the nine regions of England. These include the North East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East, South East, South West and London. Below the regions are England's 48 ceremonial counties followed by metropolitan counties and civil parishes.

England has one of the largest economies in the world and it is very mixed with sectors in manufacturing and service. London, the capital of England and the UK, is also one of the world's largest financial centers. England's economy is the largest in the UK and the main industries are chemicals, pharmaceuticals, aerospace and software manufacturing.

England has a population of over 51 million people, which makes it the largest geographical region in the UK (2008 estimate). It has a population density of 1,022 persons per square mile (394.5 persons per square kilometer) and the largest city in England is London.

The main language spoken in England is English; however there are many regional dialects of English used throughout England. In addition, recent large numbers of immigrants have introduced several new languages to England. The most common of these are Punjabi and Urdu. Throughout most of its history, the people of England have been mainly Christian in religion and today the Anglican Christian Church of England is England's established church. This church also has a constitutional position within the United Kingdom. Other religions practiced in England include Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism, Judaism, Buddhism, the Bahá'í Faith, the Rastafari Movement and Neopaganism.

England makes up about two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and the offshore areas of the Isle of Wight and the Isles of Scilly. It has a total area of 50,346 square miles (130,395 sq km) and a topography that consists mainly of gently rolling hills and lowlands. There are also several large rivers in England - one of which is the famous Thames River which runs through London. This river is also

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