United Kingdom
Current time in London
London is the capital of the United Kingdom, in Europe.
| Capital | London |
| Continent | Europe |
| Time zone | UTC (clocks change for daylight saving — dates) |
| Currency | British Pound (GBP) |
| Calling code | +44 |
| Internet domain | .uk |
| Area | 244,820 km² (94,526 sq mi) |
| Neighbours | Ireland |
Travelling to the United Kingdom
| Emergency numbers | 999 or 112 — police, ambulance and fire |
| Plugs and sockets | Type G |
| Mains electricity | 230 V, 50 Hz |
| Driving side | Left |
Emergency numbers are checked against two independent sources, but they can change — confirm when you arrive. On a mobile phone, 112 also works in many countries.
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London, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, Sheffield, Leeds, Edinburgh, Liverpool, Bristol, Cardiff, Leicester, Bradford, Belfast, Coventry, Birkenhead, Nottingham, Islington, Reading, Kingston upon Hull, Preston, Swansea, Newcastle upon Tyne, Southend-on-Sea, Brighton, Derby, Southampton, Wolverhampton, Plymouth, Stoke-on-Trent, Milton Keynes.
Country facts: GeoNames, licensed CC BY 4.0. Currency and language names: the Unicode CLDR. Time zones: the IANA time zone database, release 2026e. Plugs and mains electricity: the IEC's World Plugs guide. Driving side and emergency numbers: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), shown only where Wikidata agrees. All sources.