- England is a country that’s a biggest part of United Kingdom. - London is capital and the largest city. - Area: about 130,000 km 2 - Population: about 51,446,000 (2008) - It was the biggest economy in the world through 17th to early 20th century. 10/14/2011Source: Wikipedia.org 1 10/14/2011Source: Wikipedia.org 2 * England’s economy is the largest in the world. * The economy of england is the largest part of the United Kingdom’s economy. * England is highly industrialised - The city of london is the world largest financial centre 10/14/2011Source: Wikipedia.org 3 * Science and technology of England is one of the biggests in the world. * Inventions and discoveries of the english include: the jet engine, the first industrial spinning machine, the first and the first modern computer Isaac Newton 10/14/2011Source: Wikipedia.org 4 * England’s universities include some of the highest-ranked universities in the world. * The London School of Economics has been described as the world leading social science institution for both teaching and research. University of London * As it’s name suggests, the english language, today is spoken by hundreds of millions of people around the world. * It’s used as the first language in many countries as Canada, Australia, USA * English learning and teaching is an important economic activity, and includes language schooling, tourism spending and publishing. 10/14/2011Source: Wikipedia.org 5 10/14/2011Source: Wikipedia.org 6 - Geographically England includes the central and southern two- thirds of the island of Great Britain. - England also has shores on the Irish Sea, North Sea and Atlantic Ocean. - The ports of London, Liverpool, and Newcastle lie on the tidal rivers Thames, Mersey and Tyne respectively. * England has a strong sporting heritage, and during the 19th century codified many sports that are now played around the world. * Football is the most popular sports. 10/14/2011Source: Wikipedia.org 7 Wembley Stadium, one of the expensive stadiums ever built. . Newcastle lie on the tidal rivers Thames, Mersey and Tyne respectively. * England has a strong sporting heritage, and during the 19th century codified many sports that are now played around the