how big is england

England is approximately 130,279 square kilometers (about 50,301 square miles) in size. It makes up roughly 53.6% of the total area of the United Kingdom. England shares land borders with Scotland and Wales and is surrounded by the North Sea, English Channel, Celtic Sea, and Irish Sea. For comparison, England is about one-fifth the size of Texas in the United States, which spans 268,581 square miles. England's size is a little over half of the UK's total land area of around 242,500 square kilometers (93,629 square miles).