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- <text id=93CT1906>
- <title>
- United Kingdom--Travel
- </title>
- <history>
- Compact ALMANAC--CIA Factbook
- Europe
- United Kingdom
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>CIA World Factbook</source>
- <hdr>
- Travel
- </hdr>
- <body>
- <p> Clothing: Fall and winter clothing is needed from about
- September through April; spring and summer clothing is useful
- the rest of the year.
- </p>
- <p> Health: Good medical facilities are available. Living
- conditions are generally excellent, with no unusual health
- hazards.
- </p>
- <p> Telecommunications: London and nearly all U.K. localities
- have an automatic dial-through telephone system. Cities in the
- United States and Western Europe also may be reached by
- direct-dialing. Internal and international services are
- efficient. London is five time zones ahead of eastern standard
- time.
- </p>
- <p> Transportation: The United Kingdom is a crossroads for
- international aviation and shipping and also is accessible by
- highway and train from points throughout Europe. Rail, air, and
- bus transportation in the United Kingdom is excellent, and
- travel between all points is quick and easy. Rental cars are
- available. Traffic moves on the left.
- </p>
- <p>Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Public Affairs,
- October 1990.
- </p>
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- </body>
- </article>
- </text>
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