About the country
Location: Located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands.
Population: 61.612.300
Language: English
Capital city: London
Climate: Temperate climate, with plentiful rainfall all year round.
Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)
Learn more: www.visitbritain.co.uk
National traditions
Public Holidays: Different across the UK but in England and Wales:
- 1 January – New Year’s Day
- Variable – Good Friday
- Variable – Easter Monday
- First Monday in May (2009: 4 May) – May Day Bank Holiday
- Last Monday in May (2009: 25 May) – Spring Bank Holiday
- Last Monday in August (2009: 31 August) – Summer Bank Holiday
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Food:
British food has traditionally been based on beef, lamb, pork, chicken and fish and generally served with potatoes and one other vegetable. The most common and typical foods eaten in Britain include the sandwich, fish and chips, pies like the cornish pasty, trifle and roasts dinners.
Sweets: The home of Cadbury’s chocolate
Drinks: Beer, Cider, Whiskey, Gin, Cup of tea
Advantages
- Law and order
- Freedom of speech
- English language
- Multiculturalism and diversity
- The BBC
- The Beatles
- Beautiful landscape
- Fantastic literature
- Equality
IADS member info
Type of membership: Country
Association: British Dental Students’ Association
Address: 64 Wimpole Street, London, W1G8YS
Telephone: +44 7912612798
Website: www.bda.org/bdsa
Contact: Neil Mason
Registration date at IADS: 2009
Number of Dental schools:
Undergraduate Dental Schools: 13 Graduate Entry Only Dental Schools: 3 Postgraduate Only Dental Institutes: 2
Number of students: 5.320 (2008)
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