Here are 10 interesting things about England
1. England is 74 times smaller than the USA, 2. 59 times smaller than Australia and 3 times smaller than Japan.
2. England is in north-west Europe and is in the southern part of Great Britain. It is an island country and also part of the United Kingdom (UK) .
3. Nearly 84% of the population of the UK lives in England, mainly in the major cities and metropolitan areas.
4. England has not had a separate political identity since 1707, when Great Britain was established as a political entity. There is no government or parliament just for England.
5. England is only 35 km from France and is now linked by a tunnel under the English Channel.
6. The south of England is mostly low-lying land, with hills and agricultural land and the north of England is mostly covered in moorland and mountains.
7. Winchester was the first capital of England, from 827 to 1066.
8. The Queen Owns All The Swans On The Thames
9. It is considered an act of treason to put a postage stamp with the queen’s head upside down on an envelope!
10. Nowhere in the UK is more than 70 miles (113km) from the sea! A place called Coton in the Elms is the furthest place from the sea.
The towns circled in red indicate the places Frank kaslik visited on his trip to England. The following pages show pictures that Frank took during his trip
