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Location
Niedersachsen (Lower Saxony), north Germany.

Dialling code
49.

Population
523,000 (2007).

Time zone
GMT + 1 (GMT + 2 from last Sunday in March to Saturday before last Sunday in October).

Electricity
220 volts AC, 50Hz; round two-pin plugs are standard.

Average January temperatures
3ºC (37.5ºF).

Average July temperatures
21ºC (73.5ºF).

Annual rainfall
644mm (25.4 inches).

Language
Introduction
Hochdeutsch (High German) is the national language and is spoken in a particularly pure form in Hanover. Visitors are very unlikely to come across the local dialect, Hannöversch. As in the rest of the country, young people, senior business people and those involved in the tourist industry usually speak good English.

Phrases

Yes - Ja
No - Nein
Hello - Grüss Gott / Guten Tag
Goodbye - Auf Wiedersehen / Tschüs (informal)
Please - Bitte
Thank you - Danke
My name is … - Mein Name ist …
How are you? - Wie geht es Ihnen? (polite) / Wie geht es dir? (informal)
I’m very well - Mir es gut geht
I feel ill - Ich fühle mich unwohl
How much does it cost? - Wieviel kostet das?
Do you speak English? - Sprechen Sie Englisch? (polite) / Sprichst du Englisch? (informal)
I don’t understand - Ich verstehe nicht
Where is …? - Wo befindet sich …?
Entrance - Eingang / Einfahrt -(vehicles)
Exit - Ausgang / Ausfahrt (vehicles)
Danger - Gefahr / Vorsicht
Open - Geöffnet
Closed - Geschlossen
Toilets - Toiletten / WC
Doctor - Arzt / Ärztin (female)
Hotel - Hotel
Restaurant - Restaurant
Beer - Bier
Wine - Wein
Menu - Spreisekarte
Today - Heute
Tomorrow - Morgen
Monday - Montag
Tuesday - Dienstag
Wednesday - Mittwoch
Thursday - Donnerstag
Friday - Freitag
Saturday - Samstag
Sunday - Sonntag
One - Eins
Two - Zwei
Three - Drei
Four - Vier
Five - Fünf
Six - Sechs
Seven - Sieben
Eight - Acht
Nine - Neun
Ten - Zehn
Twenty - Zwanzig
Thirty - Dreissig
Forty - Vierzig
Fifty - Fünfzig
Sixty - Sechzig
Seventy - Siebzig
Eighty - Achtzig
Ninety - Neunzig
One Hundred - Hundert
One Thousand - Tausend


Cost of Living:

1 Euro (€1) = £0.94; US$1.37; C$1.66; A$1.93
Currency conversion rates as of January 2009

Special Events:

CeBIT
March
The world's biggest information and communications technology fair.
Hanover Exhibition Grounds
Website: www.cebit.de

Hannover Messe
April
Huge industrial technology trade fair.
Hanover Exhibition Grounds
Website: www.hannovermesse.de

Masala
May
World Music festival.
Hannover Pavilion
Website: www.masala-festival.de

International Fireworks Competition
May-September
International teams compete to put on the best firework displays.
Grosser Garden, Herrenhäusen

Kleines Fest im Grossen Garten (Little Festival in the Great Garden)
May-September
Music, theater, cabaret and firework and fountain display.
Grosser Garden, Herrenhäusen
Website: www.kleines-fest.de

Maschseefest (Masch Lake Festival)
July-August
Music, street theater, clowns and aquatic activities.
Maschsee
Website: www.hannover.de/maschseefest

Swinging Hannover
September-October
International jazz festival.
Various venues
Website: www.swinginghannover.de

IZH (Internationale Zuchtschau Hannover)
October
International dog breeding show.
Hanover Messegelände
Website: www.izh-hannover.de

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