GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT ENGLAND

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom or unofficially Britain, is a country off the northwest coast of Continental Europe, geographically covering all of Great Britain, the northern part of the Isle of Ireland, and some other British Isles.

Capital: London

Telephone code:+44

Currency:Sterling

Population: 67.1 million in 2020

Area: 130,279 km²

British Cuisine
British cuisine is an international cuisine even if it is not mentioned as much as other world cuisines when viewed from afar. In British cuisine, you can find cuisines of various cultures. Meals are generally; It consists of meat, boiled vegetables and potatoes. In addition, the most distinctive feature of the country’s cuisine is the high variety of cheese. Meals in England are separated from each other with sharp lines. Breakfast is served between 08:00 – 10:30, lunch is served until 14:30. England’s famous tea time is between 15:00 and 17:00, and dinner can be eaten between 19:00 and 23:00.

It can be said that the understanding of English breakfast is a little different from our food culture. Enjoying dried beans in the evening, which is our ancestral sport, has become an indispensable part of breakfast for the British. If you want to drink England’s famous afternoon tea in the old English way, you should choose to stay in an authentic hotel. When you want to have dinner in the country, you can be sure that you will be greeted with a high cholesterol menu such as breakfast. The most famous international dish of the British is Fish & Chips. This dish is boiled with white meat and fish varieties that can be removed with fillets. The dish, consisting of fried fish and potatoes, is usually served with tarator sauce.

UK Economy
The UK has one of the strongest economies in the world. The gross domestic product per capita in the UK is £22,907. In the country where the mixed market economy is dominant, free market principles are also applied from time to time. The UK has a highly developed social welfare infrastructure.

England is also the locomotive economy of the United Kingdom, of which it is a part. The United Kingdom is the 18th most powerful country in the world by GDP per capita. The UK is a leader in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry and technical industries such as industry, aerospace, software production. The London Stock Exchange is the largest stock exchange in Europe. 100 of Europe’s top 500 companies are UK based. The capital city of England, London, is the largest financial capital in Europe and the second largest financial capital in the world, according to 2014 figures.