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'''England''' is a country in the [[United Kingdom]]. The de facto capital is [[London]].
 
'''England''' is a country in the [[United Kingdom]]. The de facto capital is [[London]].
Hitchhiking is not too hard but it is not the easiest place of the Kingdom.
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Hitchhiking is not too hard but it is not the easiest country of the Kingdom.
  
For getting over to [[Western Europe]] or coming from there towards '''England''', you have to hitchhike towards [[Dover]]. There's a ferry port to [[Calais]] in [[France]] and also [[the Channel Tunnel]] starts there nearby.
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The UK being an island, it requires to cross the English Channel as a matter of getting over to [[Western Europe]] or coming from there towards '''England''', you have to hitchhike towards [[Dover]]. There's a ferry port to [[Calais]] in [[France]] and also [[the Channel Tunnel]] starts nearby.
  
 
For more information about hitchhiking in '''England''', check out the [[United Kingdom]] article. For specific cities in '''England''', have a look below.
 
For more information about hitchhiking in '''England''', check out the [[United Kingdom]] article. For specific cities in '''England''', have a look below.

Revision as of 22:27, 4 February 2008

Flag of England England
Information
Language: English
Capital: London
Population: 50,714,000
Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP £)
Hitchability: Good.png (good) (good) to Bad.png (bad) (bad)
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England is a country in the United Kingdom. The de facto capital is London. Hitchhiking is not too hard but it is not the easiest country of the Kingdom.

The UK being an island, it requires to cross the English Channel as a matter of getting over to Western Europe or coming from there towards England, you have to hitchhike towards Dover. There's a ferry port to Calais in France and also the Channel Tunnel starts nearby.

For more information about hitchhiking in England, check out the United Kingdom article. For specific cities in England, have a look below.

Cities

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Airports

Constituent countries and affiliations of the United Kingdom

Constituent countries: EnglandNorthern IrelandScotlandWales

Overseas Territories: AnguillaBermudaBritish Indian Ocean TerritoryBritish Virgin IslandsCayman IslandsFalkland IslandsGibraltar

Crown dependencies: Channel IslandsGuernseyIsle of ManJersey