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Country: United Kingdom; Region: Greater London, England; Dialing code: +44; London landlines commonly begin 020

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Item	Detail
Country	United Kingdom
Region	Greater London, England
Dialing code	+44; London landlines commonly begin 020
Emergency numbers	999 or 112 for police, ambulance or fire; NHS 111 for urgent medical advice
Population	Greater London is roughly nine million residents, depending on estimate and year
Languages	English is official/de facto; Arabic, Urdu, Punjabi, Bengali, Turkish, Somali and many other languages are widely heard
Time zone	GMT in winter, BST UTC+1 in summer
Currency	Pound sterling GBP
Main airports	Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, London City and Southend
Best Muslim-friendly clusters	Whitechapel, Edgware Road, Southall, Green Street, Ilford Lane, Tooting, Wembley, Walthamstow, Harringay/Green Lanes, Hounslow, East Ham

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