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United Kingdom
What are the entry requirements ?
- Passport and visa service
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UK Border Agency
- For further information
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Foreign & Commonwealth Office
- Contact your embassy
What time is it ?
- Current local time
- It is %T:%M %A in London
- Summer time
- March to October.
What is the spoken language ?
- Official language
- English. Welsh in Wales.
- Other languages spoken
- Welsh in Wales.
- Business language
- English
- Getting some knowledge
- Useful English business phrases can be found at About.com
- Free translation tools
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WorldLingo - Free online language translator
Systran - Free online translation box
Promt - Free on-line translator
Systranbox - Free translation arabic-english-arabic
Lexilogo - Free dictionary arabic-english-arabic
Translated - Free translation arabic-english-arabic
What is the local currency ?
- Domestic currency
- British Pound
- ISO Code
- GBP
- To obtain domestic currency
- The Pound Sterling (£) is divided into 100 pence.
Banknotes: 5, 10, 20 and 50 GBP; Coins: 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 pence, 1 and 2 GBP.
Additional bank notes issued by Scottish banks (including 1 GBP notes) are legal tender in all parts of the UK. - Possible means of payment
- Credit, debit cards and travelers cheques (preferably in GBP) are widely accepted. Cash can be obtained from the many ATMs available across the country.
- Exchange rate on
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- Automatic Teller Machines (ATM)
- To find out the locations of ATMs in in the United Kingdom, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express
What is the climate ?
- Type of climate
- As an island, the UK has very variable weather. Extremes of temperature are rare but snow, hail, heavy rain and heat waves can occur. Average temperatures: January 2°C, June 22°C . Waterproof, warm clothing is advisable at all times, and is essential for any visits to upland areas. The best time to visit the UK is in the summer (June, July, August), but good weather cannot be guaranteed.
- For further information
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The Meteorological Office
British Broadcasting Corporation - Weather Section
What is the country code ?
- Telephone codes
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To call in the United Kingdom from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +44.
To call Tunisia from the United Kingdom, dial 00 (ou +) 216. - Mobile telephone standards
- International telephone standards GSM 900 and GSM1800. See Mobile-phones-uk.
- Internet suffix
- .uk
- Emergency numbers
| Official UK emergency phone number | 999 |
| Official EU (and worldwide, via GSM) emergency phone number | 112 |
| Non-emergency health advice with NHS Direct | 08 45 46 47 |
| Gas leaks | 0800 111 999 |
| Non-emergency Police and Local authorities | 101 |
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