England

Constituent / territory of United Kingdom.

EuropeCapital metro: London
2026 population
58.6M
Rank #26 globally
Area
130k km² (50k sq mi)
Metros tracked
114
83% of population in metros
Composite score
476.3
Rank #4 globally

population: ONS mid-2024 estimate (30 Jun 2024) · indicators as of 5 Sep 2026 · 114 metros tracked

🗺️ Geography114 metros

England metro footprint, shaded by composite tier.

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114 polygons

Select a metro for its rank and a link to its page. Boundaries derived from Overture Maps administrative divisions; metros without source coverage are omitted.

🏙️ 114 tracked metros
114 metros
#2London★ Capital▲ Largest
Greater London · Kent · Essex · Surrey · Hertfordshire · Berkshire · 16.8M · Global Capital
180.6
Greater Manchester · 3.2M · Major Metro
34.8
West Midlands · 3.4M · Major Metro
28.1
Merseyside · Cheshire · 2.3M · Major Metro
23.4
West Yorkshire · 2.4M · Major Metro
20.0
Tyne and Wear · 905K · Regional Hub
12.1
Hampshire · 402K · Regional Hub
12.1
Nottinghamshire · 822K · Regional Hub
11.9
Cambridgeshire · 435K · Regional Hub
10.2
South Yorkshire · 859K · Established Metro
9.5
#313Oxford
Oxfordshire · 593K · Established Metro
8.6
Bristol · Gloucestershire · 889K · Established Metro
8.4
🗂️ Administrative subdivisions

91 entries listed under England across 4 types. Select any to see its metros and footprint.

91 total

Administrative Areas (1)

📋 At a glance
Official language
English
Government
Parliamentary monarchy
Demonym
English
Time zone
Greenwich Mean Time
Driving side
Left
Calling code
+44
Internet TLD
.uk
Established
886
Highest point
Scafell Pike (978 m (3,209 ft))
National anthem
God Save the King

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🏛️ Leadership History54 leaders · click to expand

marks a monarch.

Kingdom of England

Queen Anne
Queen · Stuart · 5y 1m 23d
1702–1707
King William III
King · Orange-Nassau · 7y 2m 8d
1694–1702
King William III & Queen Mary II
Sovereigns · Orange-Nassau/Stuart · 5y 10m 15d
1689–1694
King James II
King · Stuart · 3y 10m 17d
1685–1688
King Charles II
King · Stuart · 24y 8m 8d
1660–1685
Committee of Safety
Provisional Authority · 8m 27d
1659–1660
Lord Protector Richard Cromwell
Lord Protector · Puritan · 8m 4d
1658–1659
Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell
Lord Protector · Puritan · 4y 8m 18d
1653–1658
Council of State (Commonwealth)
Head of Government (Commonwealth) · 4y 10m 2d
1649–1653
King Charles I
King · Stuart · 23y 10m 3d
1625–1649
King James I
King · Stuart · 22y 3d
1603–1625
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen · Tudor · 44y 4m 7d
1558–1603
📈 Power over timeThe Power Atlas →
Today
Minor#25 · 0.2%
3%5%8%10%16001700
Power (headline share)Latent (material mass)Recognised (standing)

The power line is the headline share of world power, running from the state’s first ranked year (benchmark estimates with wide error bars before 1816). Latent power is material mass a state could mobilise (population, manpower, heavy industry). Recognised power is what the system actually treats it as (military spending, productive economy, reach, and status such as a Security Council seat or nuclear arsenal). When latent runs above recognised, a power is rising or under-rated; when recognised runs higher, it is punching above its weight or coasting on prestige. Material sub-indices run 1816 through 2016.

🏆 National Teams

England on the international stage. Select a card for the full record.

National Teams Champions

Every major championship won by England's national teams, newest first. 60 in total.

England
2025· 2025-07-27
2022· 2022-11-13
England
2022· 2022-07-31
2020· 2020-10-31
2019· 2019-07-14
2017· 2017-03-18
2016· 2016-03-19
2016· 2016-03-19
2011· 2011-03-19
2010· 2010-05-16
2003· 2003-11-22
2003· 2003-03-30
🏟️ League Hubs

Domestic league portals that operate in England: 6 leagues.