$InstallationDirectory gives the top-level directory in which your Mathematica installation resides.
$IterationLimit gives the maximum length of evaluation chain used in trying to evaluate any expression.
$KernelCount gives the number of subkernels available for parallel computations.
$KernelID is a unique ID number assigned to each running parallel kernel.
$Language is a list of strings which give the names of languages to use for messages.
$LibraryPath gives the default list of directories to search in attempting to find a library.
$LicenseExpirationDate is a date list that gives the expiration date for the license under which Mathematica is being run.
$LicenseID is a string that gives the license ID under which Mathematica is being run.
$LicenseServer is a string that gives the name of the license server that is currently authorizing Mathematica to be run.
$Line
(Built-in Mathematica Symbol) $Line is a global variable that specifies the number of the current input line.