to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and eventually

in the North Atlantic, and includes over 100 smaller islands, such as the Isles of Scilly and the Isle of Wight. It is the largest country of the British Isles.

Lepidoptera ( LEP-i-DOP-tər-ə, from Ancient Greek lepís “scale” + pterón “wing”) is an order

, and the Chesapeake Bay State. It is named after the English queen Henrietta Maria, known in England as Queen Mary, who was the wife of King Charles I.

Thames in the south-east of England, at the head of its 50-mile (80 km) estuary leading to the North

The England national football team represents England in men's international football

town is Maidstone. Because of its relative abundance of fruit-growing and hop gardens, Kent is known as 'The Garden of England'.

island, Honshu, and includes the Izu and Ogasawara Islands.

the unification of Germany in 1871 until the abdication of Emperor Wilhelm II in 1918.