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Norfolk (pronounced /'n?rf?k/) is a low-lying county in East Anglia, England, United Kingdom. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and with Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast, including The Wash. The county capital is Norwich, located at 52°37'59?N, 1°17'38?E. Norfolk is the fifth largest ceremonial county in England, with an area of 5,371 km² (2,074 sq mi). Of the 34 non-metropolitan English counties, Norfolk is the seventh most populous, with a population of 816,500. However, as a largely rural county it has a low population density, 152 people per square kilometre, making it 25th highest by population density.[2] This is reflected in Norfolk's economy which is dominated by agriculture and tourism. The Broads lie partly within the county, which is a national park and administerd by the Broads Authority. Historical sites, such as the centre of Norwich, also contribute to tourism. In a contest held by Plantlife, Norfolk's county flower was voted to be the Common Poppy[3] after complaints that the first choice Alexanders was not representative. Norfolk was settled in pre-Roman times, with neolithic camps along the higher land in the west where flints could be quarried.[4] A Brythonic tribe, the Iceni, inhabited the county from the first century BC, to the end of the first century (AD). The Iceni revolted against the Roman invasion in 47 AD, and again in 60 AD led by Boudica. The crushing of the second rebellion opened the county to the Romans. During the Roman era roads and ports were constructed throughout the county and farming took place.
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