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Capital City: London

Major Cities: Edinburgh (capital city of Scotland), Cardiff (capital city of Wales), Belfast (capital city of Northern Ireland)

International Airports: Aberdeen, Belfast, Birmingham, Bournemouth, Bristol, Cardiff, East Midlands, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Guernsey, Jersey, Leeds/Bradford, Liverpool, London (London City, Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton & Stansted), Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Plymouth, Southampton, Teesside.

Population: 60 million

Area: 94,530 sq miles. 244,820 sq kilometres

Telephone Code: 44

Languages: English. Welsh is spoken in some parts of Wales and Gaelic is spoken in parts of Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Climate: Temperate climate generally cool to mild with frequent cloud and rain throughout the year, but also spells of settled, fine weather. Summers can be quite warm. The S tends to be warmer and drier than the N, and the W wetter than the E. Most rain (snow in winter) is in the higher regions of Scotland, Wales and N England.

Currency: Pound Sterling (GBP 1 = 100 pence).

Notes: GBP: 5, 10, 20, 50. Scotland: 1, 5, 10, 20, 100.

Coins: GBP: 1, 2. Pence: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50.

Electricity: 240V AC 50Hz.

Hotel Classification: There is no official hotel classification system in the United Kingdom. Two separate voluntary systems are used in England and Scotland. The English Tourism Council (ETC) awards star ratings (based on quality and facilities) from 1 star up to 5 stars for full-service hotels and 1 to 5 diamonds (based on quality) for B&Bs and guesthouses. The Scottish Tourist Board (STB) awards stars (based on quality) to all types of accommodation. The English scheme is harmonised with the stars and diamonds awarded by the AA and RAC. The Scottish scheme is not, so a property in Scotland may have different STB and AA/RAC star ratings. Hotels not subscribing to any voluntary system have been arbitrarily allocated our usual £ to £££££ categories based on rack rates, facilities and perceived quality. These equate to the 1- to 5-star system and serve only to compare relative standards within any given area.

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