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"It will be a summer without seeing the flags out in the streets and seeing the atmosphere around England, and that's going to be devastating for the country," Beckham said. "We all know there are more important things than football in the world, but for us not to qualify for a competition it's a huge, huge thing."
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England has played a significant part in the advancement of Western architecture. It is home to some of the finest mediaeval castles and forts in the world, including Warwick Castle, the Tower of London and Windsor Castle (the largest inhabited castle in the world and the oldest in continuous occupation). It is ... known for its numerous grand country houses, and for its many mediaeval and later churches and cathedrals.
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Unsurprisingly, most people in England speak English. But the diverse history of the country, and the influx of various cultures over the centuries (e.g. Vikings, Normans, Romans, Celtic peoples) has produced a very wide range of accents (pronunciation), and there are still traces of regional dialects (vocabulary and grammar).
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The influence of England on Western Civilization has been much larger than its relatively small size. Its language has become dominant in commerce and politics throughout the world and its political system has been a model for many other countries.
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England is both the most populous and the most ethnically diverse nation in the United Kingdom with around 49 million inhabitants, of which roughly a tenth are from non-White ethnic groups. It is one of the most densely populated countries in Europe, second only to the Netherlands in terms of population density.
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England has always been stereotyped as being cold, grey and rainy, this is not true by any means. It really doesent rain that much, in fact its common for the country to go without rain for weeks and even months in rare cases. Also in recent years, England has experienced some extremely hot summers.
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