McGrath,
Why make sweeping and inaccurate claims like 'being about the most densely poplated country on Earth" when a few seconds googling can show they aren't true? It's just lazy.

No, it is accurate and correct.
Our population has increased dramatically since 2008, when this appeared in the Telegraph,
"Beyond Europe, England's population density is among the highest in the world for major countries. England ranks third in density after Bangladesh (1,045 per sq km) and South Korea (498 per sq km)."

"The figures were obtained in a parliamentary answer from the Office of National Statistics.
In 2008 the average number of people per square kilometre in Britain was 253, rising to 395 in England.
Latest figures from Holland show that its population density was 395 a square kilometre in 2002 and 393 in 2005. It is estimated that English population density will rise to 464 people for every square kilometre by 2031.
The population density in England is already almost double the level in Germany and quadruple that in France.
The only country in the European Union with greater crowding is the tiny island of Malta, which only has 400,000 people, most of whom live around the port of Valletta.
England has taken its position as the most crowded country in Europe at a point when the risk of economic recession has led to growing concerns over diminishing numbers of jobs and pressure on public services."
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/2967374/England-is-most-crowded-country-in-Europe.html