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England is located off the northwestern European mainland shares borders with Scotland (to the north) and Wales (to the west). The country is approximately 50, 000 square miles (130, 000 square kilometers)

England forms the southern, and largest, portion of the island of Great Britain England is washed by the North Sea (east), the English Channel (south), the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea (west).

Some more facts of England: Population: 58 million people. Capital: London. Major cities and population: London, Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester and Nottingham.

The surface of England is various, it has all geographical elements: oceans and seas, rivers and lakes, plains, mountains and valleys, low river banks and high rock shores at the sea.

ØThis zone is characterised by: rocky hills and mountains, valleys and plains. Ø Because these higher lying areas get less sunlight during the day and more rainfall than the lower lying areas, they are generally colder and unsuitable for farming. ØThe Pennine Mountain Range, Cumbrian Mountains and the mountains of the Lake District are included in the Highland Zone. ØSome of these mountains peak at 914 metres above sea level. ØThis zone experiences less rain and more sunshine than the high-lying regions. ØThe soil is more fertile, yielding far better crops. The landscape boasts rolling hills that are not very high, making for the ideal place to live and farm. ØFor this reason, most English inhabitants can be found in the Lowland Zone. The Lowlands include the Cotswold Hills, Chiltern Hills, North Downs and South Downs.

There are not many rivers in Great Britain. Mostly they are not very long. The longest of them is the Severn. The Thames River, Mersey River and Tyne River are particularly important as they have formal ports in London, Liverpool and Newcastle.

Traditionally rivers were the places where villages and towns grew since ancient times, because rivers were not only source of water for life and industry, but also perfect means of communication and transport. Combination of rocky green mountains with blue colours of the lakes and rivers make picturesque romantic landscapes in many places of England, which attract numerous tourists from all over the world.

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