England is the largest and most populous constituent country of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. England shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west. The UK is made up of a number of islands located to the northwest of continental Europe. It has had a major role in world affairs, firstly as a historic centre of the British Empire and it now fulfils an important role in the G8, EU, UN and NATO. It experiences a temperate climate.
CULTURE
Although 87.5% of the U.K. population describe themselves as ‘white British’, England and the UK is a multicultural society. As highlighted by England’s history, the English can trace their heritage to the Romano-Britons, Anglo-Saxons, the Danish-Vikings and the Normans.
