A BEAUTIFUL CITY...

ENGLAND

England is the largest and most grown up country of the United Kingdom. It occupies two-thirds of the island of Great Britain and it is near to Scotland and Wales. Elsewhere, it is bordered by Atlantic Ocean, and English Channel. Most of England consists of many mountains, It has low mountains the “Pennines” that divides east and west. There is also an area of flat “the Fens“ it has been use for the agriculture. The largest natural harbour in England is at Poole, on the south-central coast. It is the second largest harbour in the world, after Sydney, Australia. England is one of the most densely-populated countries in Europe, with 383 people per square kilometre. It is home to some of the finest mediaeval castles and forts in the world, including Warwick Castle, the Tower of London and Windsor Castle. It is also known for its numerous grand country houses, and for its many churches and cathedrals. London is the biggest urban area in England and the most beautiful city in the world. This are other cities of England: Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sheffield, Bristol, Bradford and Nottingham. England's economy is the second largest in Europe and the fifth largest in the world. It follows the Anglo-Saxon economic model. England is a big centre of world economics and one of the most industrialised countries, England is a leader in the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors and in the arms industry. The largest centre for tourism is London, which attracts millions of international tourists every year. A brief description of all the attractions offered by this city are the modern bars in Battersea, the British Museum, follow with the attractive street market in Camden and the banking center in Square Mile. In the outskirts the tourist can visit Hampstead is a suburb, the home of many poets, actors and writers. The major English thinkers of international significance born in here for example: Isaac Newton, Francis Bacon, Charles Darwin, philosophers such as John Locke, John Stuart Mill, Bertrand Russell and Thomas Hobbes. England is also home of two important universities Oxford University and Cambridge University. The education has been divided in two main types; State schools which is free to all, and private schools. The two main traditional symbols of England are the St George's cross (It is a red cross on a white background and is the national flag of England), and the Three Lions coat of arms. Other national symbols exist such as the oak tree and the rose (The Tudor rose is the national floral emblem of England, and was adopted as a national emblem of England around the time of the Wars of the Roses) England's National Day is St George's Day (Saint George being the patron saint), which is on 23 April.