United
kingdom

The Country:
United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern
Ireland
Geography & Climate:
The climate is mild and
the rainfall is not spectacular. The least hospitable months for visitors are
November through February - it's cold and the days are short. March and October
are marginal - there's more daylight but it can still be very cold. April to September
are undoubtedly the best months.

Currency:
The official currency of UK is Pound sterling. 1USD=0.52
GBP (£).
Education:
United Kingdom boasts of harboring
one of the best known business schools in the world like Oxford University, Cambridge
University. The soothing climate of UK is very conducive to an efficient studying
environment and the colleges in UK are one of the most sought after in the world.
Major Cities:
London, Edinburgh, Bristol, Belfast, Plymouth,
Cardiff, Glasgow, Liverpool and Manchester.
Culture:
British
cities are cultural powerhouses and the British are a creative, energetic and
bullish people who have had an impact on the world that is entirely disproportionate
to their number and insularity. Although Britishness has traditionally been characterized
by a polite aloofness or just plain eccentricity, visitors will find Britons as
humorous, passionate, hospitable, sentimental and obsessive as any other people.
Britain's greatest artistic contributions have come in the fields of
theatre, literature and architecture. Although there is not an equivalent tradition
in painting and sculpture, Britain is a treasure house of masterpieces from every
age and continent thanks to its rapacious past
Sports:
The people
of United Kingdom are crazy about cricket. It is one of its most popular games.