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the island is called Great Britain
[[Image:England.gif|right|thumb|300px|England]]
[[Image:England.gif|right|thumb|300px|England]]
'''England''' is a country on the island of [[Britain]] in the north-west of [[Europe]] and is part of the [[United Kingdom]].
'''England''' is a country on the island of [[Great Britain]] in the north-west of [[Europe]] and is part of the [[United Kingdom]].
It is home of the [[English]] language currently spoken by perhaps a billion people, and was the seat of an empire that spanned the globe.
It is home of the [[English]] language currently spoken by perhaps a billion people, and was the seat of an empire that spanned the globe.
It is the location of the parliament of the United Kingdom, and holds a majority of the population, making it politically and economically significant to the UK as a whole.
It is the location of the parliament of the United Kingdom, and holds a majority of the population, making it politically and economically significant to the UK as a whole.