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//Report Criteria:// The name of my country is England.The major Goverment is English Paliament.One of the major religions is Christainity.It has no officail language.David Cameron is the leader of of England.**Duke Williams of Normandy invaded England in 1066.They eventauly dominated the rest of the British Isles,**, conquering Wales in 1282 and making it a principality under English rule; King Henry VIII formally annexed it in the 1530s. The crowns of **England** and Scotland joined in 1603 in the person of James IV of Scotland, who also became James I of **England**. The two countries remained separate kingdoms, however, until the Act of Union of 1707, when they were joined as the Kingdom of Great Britain. In 1801, this became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Since then, **England** has been ruled by the British Parliament at Westminster.
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 * **Climate-Englands climate is mild.Much of the mildness is due to the warm sea currents.**
 * **Population-51,446,00 2008 Estimate**
 * **Geography-England covers 130,365 square kilometers (50,334 square miles).England is covered by surrounded by much water and doesnt have much inland water.But there are many rivers.**
 * **Major Resources-England is rich in natural resources.It has coal,sand,limestone,gravel and gypsum.They have a small amount iron ore,tin and copper.**
 * **Major tourist attractions and or historical sights-The United States goes to England for a sense of there own heritage.They also go there for its natural beauty.The most popular attraction are the Buckingham Place,the Tower of London,and the Kew Gardens.**
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