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General Information
Capital	London
Language	English. Some Welsh is spoken in parts of Wales, Gaelic in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland, and French and Norman French in the Channel Islands. The many ethnic minorities within the UK also speak their own languages (eg Hindi, Urdu, Turkish, Greek, Cantonese, Mandarin, etc).
Main Religions	Predominantly Protestant (Church of England), but many other Christian denominations also: Roman Catholic, Church of Scotland, Baptist, Methodist and other free churches. There are sizeable Jewish, Muslim and Hindu minorities.
Time Zone(+/- GMT)	GMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).
Electricity	240 volts AC, 50Hz. Square three-pin plugs are standard and the visitor is unlikely to come across the older round three-pin type.
Climate and Weather	Owing to its being an island, the UK is subject to very changeable weather. Extremes of temperature are rare but snow, hail, torrential rain and heatwaves can occur almost without warning.
Required clothing	Waterproofing throughout the year. Warm clothing is advisable at all times, and is essential for any visits to upland areas.
Telephone	IDD is available. Country code: 44. Outgoing international code: 00. There are numerous public phone booths. Some booths take coins, others take phone cards or credit cards. There are a number of suppliers of telecommunication networks, chiefly British Telecom and Cable & Wireless.
Mobile telephone	GSM 900 and 1800 networks. Network operators include O2, Orange, Vodafone and T-Mobile.
Fax	There are many high-street bureaus in all cities. Most hotels and offices have facilities.
Internet	There are Internet cafes and centers in most urban areas. ISPs include Freeserve, AOL and BT Internet. Some multimedia phone booths, often located at main railway stations and airports, offer touch-screen access.
Telemessage	may be sent from a post office or from a private telephone (tel: (0800) 190 190).
Post	Stamps are available from post offices and many shops and stores. There are stamp machines outside some post offices. Post boxes are red. First-class internal mail normally reaches its destination the day after posting (except in remote areas of Scotland), and most second-class mail the day after that. International postal connections are good. Post office opening hours are Mon-Fri 0900-1730 and Sat 0900-1230, although some post offices are open much longer hours.
Press	Dominated by about ten major newspapers, UK circulation figures are amongst the highest in the world. The most influential newspapers are The Times, The Guardian, The Daily Telegraph, The Financial Times, The Observer (on Sunday) and The Independent. The more popular 'tabloid' newspapers are The Sun, The Daily Mirror, The Daily Express and The Daily Mail. Most papers have an associated Sunday newspaper, though there are some independents. There are also daily regional newspapers, particularly in Scotland and the north. The London Evening Standard is produced in several editions daily, the first being at midday.
Radio	BBC World Service and Voice of America can be received. From time to time the frequencies change and the most up-to-date can be found online.

Money and Currency
Currency	Pound = 100 pence. Notes are in denominations of 50, 20, 10 and 5. Additional bank notes issued by Scottish banks are legal tender in all parts of the UK. Coins are in denominations of 2 and 1, and 50, 20, 10, 5, 2 and 1 pence.
Currency exchange	Money can be exchanged at banks, exchange bureaus and many hotels. The exchange bureaus are often open outside banking hours but charge higher commission rates. All major currencies can be exchanged. Cash can be readily obtained from ATMs across the country.
Credit & debit cards	MasterCard, American Express, Diners Club and Visa are all widely accepted. Check with your credit or debit card company for details of merchant acceptability and other services which may be available.
Traveler's checks	Widely accepted. To avoid additional exchange rate charges, travelers are advised to take traveler's checks in Pounds Sterling.
Currency restrictions	There are no restrictions on the import or export of either local or foreign currency.
Banking hours	Mon-Fri 0900-1700 (there may be some further variation in closing times). Some branches of certain banks are open Saturday morning

Useful Contact Numbers
Visit Britain	Thames Tower, Black's Road, Hammersmith, London W6 9EL, UK Tel: (020) 8563 3000. Fax: (020) 8563 0302. E-mail: tradehelpdesk@visitbritain.org (trade enquiries only). Website: www.visitbritain.org
Northern Ireland Tourist Board	St Anne's Court, 59 North Street, Belfast BT1 1NB, UK Tel: (02890) 231 221. Fax: (02890) 240 960. E-mail: info@nitb.com Website: www.discovernorthernireland.com