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T h e U n i t e d K i n g d o m a l s o c a l l e d a s E n g l a n d o r G r e a t B r i t a i n i s t h e c o u n t r y w h i c h o n c e r u l e d n e a r l y t h e e n t i r e w o r l d a c e n t u r y a g o . T h e g l o r y m i g h t h a v e b e e n l o s t b u t p e o p l e a r e s t i l l p r o u d o f t h e i r c o u n t r y a n d h e r i t a g e . I t h a s c o m e a l o n g w a y f r o m a c o l o n i a l e m p i r e t o a m e m b e r o f t h e E U . T h e c o u n t r y c o m p r i s e s m a i n l y o f E n g l a n d , S c o t l a n d , W a l e s a n d N o r t h e r n I r e l a n d . T h e c o u n t r y i s f u l l o f s c e n i c l o c a l e s a n d e n e r g e t i c c i t i e s . A l s o t h e c o u n t y i s h o m e t o n e a r l y t w o m i l l i o n h e r i t a g e p o i n t s . T h e c a p i t a l c i t y o f U K i s L o n d o n . A c i t y b e y o n d c o m p a r i s o n , r e p r e s e n t i n g i t s e l f a s a n i c o n o f d i v e r s i t y w i t h p e o p l e f r o m d i f f e r e n t r a c e s , c r e e d s a n d a l l w a l k s o f l i f e b l e n d e d i n t o i t s c u l t u r e . I t i s a l s o h o m e t o m a n y a r c h i t e c t u r a l m a r v e l s a n d o n e o f t h e m i s t h e L o n d o n B r i d g e . W h i l e Y o r k a n d D u r h a m m a n i f e s t s t h e b y g o n e e r a o f c o u n t r y , L i v e r p o o l a n d N e w c a s t l e a r e m o d e r n i n d u s t r i a l m a r v e l s . N o t t o f o r g e t t h e s c e n i c L a k e D i s t r i c t a n d E d i n b u r g s t i l l a t t r a c t p e o p l e f r o m a l l o v e r t h e w o r l d .
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T h e p o p u l a t i o n i s a r o u n d 6 1 m i l l i o n a n d t h e o f f i c i a l l a n g u a g e i s E n g l i s h . O t h e r r e g i o n a l l a n g u a g e s s p o k e a r e W e l s h , S c o t t i s h G a e l i c , a n d I r i s h e t c .
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I t h a s a m o d e r a t e c l i m a t e b u t l o t s o f r a i n w i t h a r o u n d h a l f o f t h e y e a r s b e i n g o v e r c a s t . T h e l o w e s t t e m p e r a t u r e s n e v e r g o b e l o w "1 5 ° C ( 5 ° F ) a n d i n s u m m e r t h e a v e r a g e m a x i m u m i s 3 4 ° C ( 9 3 . 2 ° F ) . I t a l s o g e t s s n o w i n w i n t e r a n d e a r l y s p r i n g .
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T h e h a n d s h a k e i s c u s t o m a r y w h e n y o u a r e m e e t i n g s o m e b o d y f o r t h e f i r s t t i m e . W h e n v i s i t i n g s o m e o n e s h o u s e a s m a l l g i f t l i k e f l o w e r s o r c h o c o l a t e s i s c u s t o m a r y . W a i t i n g t i l l e v e r y o n e i s s e r v e d b e f o r e e a t i n g i s a l s o o n e o f t h e e t i q u e t t e s . T i p p i n g i s u s u a l l y 1 0 - 1 5 % i n h o t e l s , r e s t a u r a n t s a n d t a x i s . S m o k i n g a n d n o n - s m o k i n g a r e a s a r e c l e a r l y d e s i g n a t e d a n d t h u s s h o u l d b e t a k e n c a r e o f .
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B y A i r T h e d o m e s t i c a i r l i n e s i s B r i t i s h A i r w a y s w h i c h a l s o c o n n e c t s a l m o s t a l l m a j o r w o r l d d e s t i n a t i o n s . A l m o s t a l l a i r l i n e s c o n n e c t U K t h r o u g h L o n d o n w h i c h i s h u b f o r a l l i n t e r n a t i o n a l f l i g h t s b e t w e e n e a s t t o w e s t a n d w e s t t o e a s t . H e a t h r o w a n d G a t w i c k a r e i n t e r n a t i o n a l a i r p o r t s o f L o n d o n .
B y S e a S i n c e U K i s s u r r o u n d e d b y w a t e r f r o m a l m o s t a l l s i d e s i t h a s m a n y p o r t s . T h e r e a r e m a n y f e r r y s e r v i c e s o p e r a t i n g b e t w e e n E u r o p e a n d U K .
B y R a i l T r a i n s c o n n e c t F e r r i e s a t D o v e r , F o l k e s t o n e , N e w h a v e n , P o r t s m o u t h a n d W e y m o u t h , s a i l i n g f o r B e l g i u m , F r a n c e , G e r m a n y a n d S p a i n ( y o u n e e d t o b o a r d a t V i c t o r i a S t a t i o n i n L o n d o n ) ; a n d a t H a r w i c h , s a i l i n g f o r G e r m a n y , T h e N e t h e r l a n d s a n d S c a n d i n a v i a ( y o u n e e d t o b o a r d a t L i v e r p o o l S t r e e t ) . E u r o s t a r t r a i n c o n n e c t s L o n d o n w i t h B r u s s e l s a n d P a r i s t h r o u g h c h a n n e l t u n n e l .
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