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Location
Northwest England, United Kingdom.

Dialling code
44.

Time zone
GMT (GMT + 1 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).

Electricity
240 volts AC, 50Hz. Square, three-pin plugs are standard.

Average January temperatures
4°C (39.2°F).

Average July temperatures
16°C (61°F).

Annual rainfall
1,050mm (41.3 inches).

Cost of Living:

1 British Pound Sterling (£1) = US$1.97; C$2.28; A$2.42; €1.48
Currency conversion rates as of April 2007

Special Events:

Chinese New Year, Jan or Feb, Liverpool’s large Chinese community welcome in the New Year with festivities and parties in Chinatown (website: www.liverpool.gov.uk)
The Grand National, Apr, one of the biggest and best-loved horse racing meetings in the UK attracting thousands of visitors from all over the world, Aintree racecourse (website: www.aintree.co.uk)
Mersey International Shanty Festival, Jun, a packed program that includes musical performances and maritime displays of tall ships, yachts and military vessels, Albert Dock, Pier Head and across the Mersey and Birkenhead (website: www.merseyshanty.co.uk)
Liverpool Comedy Festival, Jul, brings together established acts and newcomers for a two-week comedy festival (website: www.liverpoolcomedyfestival.com)
International Beatles Week Festival, Aug, the city celebrates its most famous musical sons with a special program of tribute bands, films and memorabilia sales all dedicated to the Fab Four (website: www.caverncitytours.com)
Creamfields, Aug Bank Holiday weekend, clubbers from up and down the country head to a disused airfield on the edge of the city for a weekend dance party (website: www.cream.co.uk/creamfields)

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