England is a country in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland that has land borders with Scotland to the north and with Wales to the west. The Irish Sea is to the northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest of England. Britain separated from continental Europe through the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south. England is located in the central and southern part of the British island ,there are also over 100 small islands. Modern people first inhabited today's England in the Late Paleolithic period. The UK's topography is dominated by low hills and plains, especially in the central region. and south. However, there are highlands in the north and southwest. The UK capital is London, which belongs to the largest metropolitan area in Great Britain as well as the European Union.The majority of the population is concentrated around London, the Southeast, and the urban areas of the Midlands, Northwest, Northeast and Yorkshire, which developed into major industrial zones in the nineteenth century.