Friday 13 June 2014
England is a country
that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land
borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The Irish Sea lies
north west of England, whilst the Celtic Sea lies to the south west. Geographically
England includes the central and southern two-thirds of the island of Great
Britain, plus such offshore islands as the Isle of Wight and the Isles of
Scilly. It is bordered by two other countries of the United Kingdom, to the
north by Scotland and to the west by Wales. England is closer to the European
continent than any other part of mainland Britain. Source
