EnglandisanationinnorthwestEuropeandthelargestandmostpopulousconstituentcountryoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Itsinhabitantsaccountformorethan83%ofthetotalpopulationoftheUnitedKingdom,[1]whilstthemainlandterritoryofEnglandoccupiesmostofthesoutherntwo-thirdsoftheislandofGreatBritainandshareslandborderswithScotlandtothenorthandWalestothewest.Elsewhere,itisborderedbytheNorthSea,IrishSea,AtlanticOcean,andEnglishChannel.
Englandwasformedasacountryduringthe10thcenturyandtakesitsnamefromtheAngles—oneofanumberofGermanictribeswhosettledintheterritoryduringthe5thand6thcenturies.ThecapitalcityofEnglandisLondon,whichisthelargestcityintheBritishIsles,capitaloftheUnitedKingdomandoneoftheworld'sGlobalCities.
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