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England and Alabama
Woodlands Junior School is in the south-east corner of England
England and Alabama Scotland and South Carolina Wales and Massachusetts The UK and Oregon The UK and Japan UK and the USA England Alabama Back to England Facts   The largest country in Great Britain. It is bordered by Scotland (N) North Sea (E) English Channel (S) and Wales (W). A state in the southeastern United States. It is bordered by Tennessee (N), Georgia (E), Florida and the Gulf of Mexico (S), and Mississippi (W). Flag Red cross on a white background. The emblem of St. George Crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white field, Area 50,334 sq mi (130,365 sq km) 51,609 sq mi (133,677 sq km) Population 49,561,800 (2002) 4,530,182 (2004 estimate) Population Density 383 per sq.km (990 per sq mi) 34 people per sq km (89 per sq mi) Capital London Montgomery Major Cities London - (7,172,036 ) Birmingham - (976,400) Liverpool - (439,476) Manchester, - (392,900) Montgomery - (201,425) Birmingham - (239,416) Mobile - (194,862) Huntsville - (162,536). Highest pt. Scafell Pike 3,210 ft (978 m) Cheaha Mt., 2,407 ft (734 m) Lowest p.t The Fens, 4.6 metres (15 feet) below sea level Sea level where Alabama meets the Gulf of Mexico Longest River Thames (346 km) Alabama ( 310 miles ) Largest Lake Windermere 5.69mi² (14.73km²) Lake Guntersville 69,000 acres (28,000 ha) Average Temperature 11.1° C (52° F) in the south and 8.9° C (48° F) in the north-east (See our Climate page) 15.6° C (60° F) in the north to about 21.1° C (about 70° F) near the Gulf of Mexico. Highest Temperature 101.3°F in Brogdale, Kent (south east England) on 10 August 2003. 112° Fahrenheit at Centerville on September 5, 1925 Lowest Temperature -14.8°F at Newport (Shropshire) on 10 January 1982. -27°F at New Market on January 30, 1966 Motto, Dieu et mon Droit (French for ‘God and my right’). Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere (We Dare Defend Our Rights) National Bird Robin Yellowhammer National Flower Red Rose Camellia. National Tree Oak Southern (longleaf) pine National Animal Lion
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