Fast Facts on England
- Official country name
- England
- Flag*
- Coat of arms
- Motto
- Dieu et mon droit
(French: "God and my right")
- Official language
- English
- Capital city
- London
- Largest city
- London
- Area
- 130,395 km²
- Population
- 50.1 million (mid-2004)
- Ethnicities
- 90.92% White
4.57% S.Asian
2.3% Black
1.31% Mixed
0.89% Chinese
- Religions
- Church of England: 31,500,000
Roman Catholic: 5,000,000
Muslim: 1,600,000
Methodist: 1,400,000
Jewish: 267,000
Eastern Orthodox: 250,000
Sikh: 336,000
Hindu: 559,000
Baptists: 140,000
Mormons: 100,000-200,000
Rastafari: 100,000
- Patron saint
- St. George
- Currency
- Pound sterling (£) (GBP)
- Time zone
- UTC / (GMT)
Summer: UTC +1 (BST)
*The United Kingdom flag is used on titles of England articles instead the official flag because it is much more commonly used in England and associated with the England around the world.
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