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.
