England Information
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Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 9:25 am Post subject: ENGLAND TRAVEL INFORMATION/ ENGLAND TRAVEL GUIDE |
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ENGLAND TRAVEL INFORMATION
Full Name
England
Capital City
London
Area
129,720 sq km
50,085 sq miles
Population
51,000,000
Time Zone
GMT/UTC 0 (Greenwich Mean Time (British Summer Time during daylight savings))
Daylight Saving Start
late March
Daylight Saving End
late October
Languages
English (official)
Perhaps England's greatest cultural export has been the English language, the current lingua franca of the international community. There are astonishing regional variations in accents, and it is not unusual to find those in southern England claiming to need an interpreter to communicate with anyone living north of Oxford.
Religion
Church of England, Catholic, Methodist, Muslim, Jewish, Sikh and Hindu.
Currency
pound sterling (£)
Electricity
240V 50HzHz
Electric Plug Details
British-style plug with two flat blades and one flat grounding blade
Country Dialing Code
44 |
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