Anglie

Anglie is the historical and linguistic form of the name England used in some languages and historical texts. In modern English, the standard name is England, but Anglie appears in Latin, Dutch, and other languages as a variant or exonym. The term derives from the Angles, a Germanic people who settled on the island of Great Britain in the early medieval period, and the land came to be known as Anglia in Latin and Anglie in other languages.

Geographically, Anglie lies on the southern part of Great Britain and borders Scotland to the north. It has coastlines along the North Sea, the Irish Sea, the Celtic Sea, and the English Channel. The region encompasses diverse landscapes, including lowland plains in the southeast, chalk hills in the south, the Pennines along the northern edge, and moorland in the southwest. The Thames is the principal river, and major cities include London (the capital), Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, Bristol, and Leeds.

Historically, the area was the core of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms and later formed a unified Kingdom of England. In 1707 England joined Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain, and in 1801 that entity became the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland; after 1922, the United Kingdom continued with Northern Ireland as a separate jurisdiction. England remains the largest and most populous constituent part of the United Kingdom.

Governance is within the framework of the United Kingdom; England does not have a separate sovereign government, with policymaking shared through the UK Parliament and government. Local and devolved arrangements exist in England, including regional authorities and city-level administrations.

English is the dominant language, and England has a long heritage in literature, science, and education. The country contains numerous historic universities and cultural landmarks that contribute to its global profile.