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EnglandisanationinnorthwestEuropeandthelargestandmostpopulousconstituentcountryoftheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland.Itsinhabitantsaccountformorethan83%ofthetotalpopulationoftheUnitedKingdom,[1]whilstthemainlandterritoryofEnglandoccupiesmostofthesoutherntwo-thirdsoftheislandofGreatBritainandshareslandborderswithScotlandtothenorthandWalestothewest.Elsewhere,itisborderedbytheNorthSea,IrishSea,AtlanticOcean,andEnglishChannel.
Englandwasformedasacountryduringthe10thcenturyandtakesitsnamefromtheAngles—oneofanumberofGermanictribeswhosettledintheterritoryduringthe5thand6thcenturies.ThecapitalcityofEnglandisLondon,whichisthelargestcityintheBritishIsles,capitaloftheUnitedKingdomandoneoftheworld'sGlobalCities.
Englandranksasoneofthemostinfluentialandfar-reachingcentresofculturaldevelopmentintheworld;[2][3]itistheplaceoforiginofboththeEnglishlanguageandtheChurchofEngland,wasthehistoriccentreoftheBritishEmpire,andthebirthplaceoftheIndustrialRevolution.
TheKingdomofEnglandwasanindependentstateuntil1May1707,whentheActsofUnionresultedinapoliticalunionwiththeKingdomofScotlandtocreatetheKingdomofGreatBritain.
England'sNationalDayisStGeorge'sDay(SaintGeorgebeingthepatronsaint),anditiscelebratedannuallyon23April.