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England is the largest and major part of the United Kingdom
1. ENGLAND
2.
England is the largest and major part of theUnited Kingdom. It is situated on the Great
Britain Island and border with the Scotland
on the North and Wales on the West. The
capital of England is London - the world’s
commercial, financial, and cultural center.
Other major cities are Birmingham,
Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds and Sheffield.
3.
England is the only part ofthe United Kingdom that
doesn’t have its own
Parliament and Government.
UK Parliament and UK
Government perform their
functions for England as
well.
4.
England is famous in the world for itsculture. Apart from William Shakespeare,
may be the best known world and English
playwright, England is also proud to be the
homeland for Thomas Moore, Daniel Defoe,
Lewis Carroll, Charles Dickens, Robert
Burns, Herbert Wells, Arthur Conan Doyle,
John Tolkien and many others. England is
also has great music traditions: from
Georg Handel to modern rock and pop
music performers Queen, Elton John, Pink
Floyd, The Rolling Stones and many others.
5.
England is the birthplacefor many popular sports:
football, rugby, cricket,
boxing, and golf.
6.
Millions of tourists are coming toEngland every year to see its
sightseeings: Big Ben, Tower
Bridge, London Eye and
Westminster Cathedral.