Southern England

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Southern England, also known as the South of England or the South, is the southern part of England, covering the statistical regions of London, the South East, the South West, and the East. It is bordered by the Midlands to the north, and shares a border with Wales to its far north-west. Altogether, it forms a population of nearly 28 million and an area of 23,955 square miles (62,042 km2). The most populous city in Southern England is London, then Bristol. Greater London is its most populous county, followed by Hampshire, Kent, and Essex. Southern England has cultural, economic and political differences from the Midlands and Northern England. The United Kingdom, including England, has higher regional inequality than average among OECD countries, with Southern England more economically prosperous than Northern England, the Midlands, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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