phone system

local calls

national long distance
national prefix: 0
area code: 2- or ---
number: variable length
(UK numbers 7 to I0 digits)

international calls
international prefix: 00
exampe
calling from the UK
to France

00 33 I 422I IIII
II rue des IIaIIes
PARIS Ier

usefull numbers
operator
Information
Fire
Police

Uk's phonesystem
is regulated by Office
of Communications

calling to the UK
from USA  0II 44
from Europe  00 44
------- to ----------
(7 to I0 digits
aftre the country code)

United Kigdom
of Great Britain
and Northern Ireland

England exists
since the I0th century,
Union between
England and Wales I284
England and Scotland I707
England and Ireland I80I
current name adopted I927
(after partition of Ireland)

Constitutional Monarchy
divided into 4 Countries
which are subdivided into
many Counties and Boroughs
Capital: London

Head of State
Queen Elisabeth II
(since Feb 06.52)
(Buckingham Palace)

Government of the UK
Prime Minister
Tony Blair (since May 97)

languages English, Gaelic

economy
GNP/2000 $ I,360 billion
GNP/year  $ 22,800/person
currency: £ (Pound)
I Pound = I00 Sterling
home to 5 out of the I00
home to 34 out of the 500
largest companies of the World

geography:

Ben Nevis I,.343 m
longest river:
River Severn 220 miles

access to 2 neigbour countries
west:
Phonebook of Ireland.com
north: North Sea
est: North Sea
south: via Eurotunnel
Phonebook of France.com

England
I30,422 km² - 49,753,000 people
capital of the country: London

45 counties

Wales
20,764km² (8,0I7 miles²) - 2,937,000 people
capital of the Country: Cardiff

8 Counties