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They currently rank second to Australia on the all time medal winners list. At the 2010 Games in Delhi they won 37 gold medals, 60 silver and 45 bronze. England has also taken part in each edition of the Commonwealth Youth Games since its inception in 2000.</p> <p>England have hosted the Games on two occasions, in London during 1934 and in 2002 in the North West region of England and the city of Manchester.</p> <p>The Commonwealth Games and the Commonwealth Youth Games are the only multi sport events where England competes as a nation and responsibility for organising their participation rests with Commonwealth Games England.</p> </div> <div class="colright left bodycopy"> <p><img src="/web/20110429043207im_/http://www.thecgf.com/media/countries/intro/ENG.jpg" alt="Commonwealth Games England" width="275" height="140"/><span class="getty">© Getty Images</span></p> <p class="countries_stats"> <span class="top"></span> <span class="middle">Capital - London<br/> Area - 130,410 sq km<br/> Population - 49,495,000 (1998)<br/> Time Zone - GMT<br/> Language - English<br/> Currency - Pound</span> <span class="bottom"></span> </p> </div> </div> </div> <div id="rail"> <div id="country_sidebar"> <div class="title">England</div> <div id="mapbox"> <a href="#null" onclick="newWindow('/countries/googlemap.asp?id=2','','702','502','')" onmouseover="Tip('Click to view interactive map.<br/>Opens in a new window.')" onmouseout="UnTip()"> <div id="map"> </div> <div id="flag"><img src="/web/20110429043207im_/http://www.thecgf.com/media/flags/ENG.gif"/></div> </a> </div> <div id="contact_details"> <div id="top"><span class="leftcorner"> </span><span class="rightcorner"> </span></div> <div id="middle"> <p><span class="title">Commonwealth Games England</span></p> <p> </p> <p> <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110429043207/http://www.weareengland.org/" onmouseover="Tip('Visit the Commonwealth Games England website. 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