At a Glance

Ireland
Population: 4.06 million
Size: 84,288 square kilometers
Language: English, Gaelic
People: Celtic, English
Religion: Roman Catholic, Church of Ireland
Time: Greenwich Mean Time. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 5pm in Ireland. Daylight savings time, GMT plus one hour, is from March to October.
Currency: The euro. Regular banking hours are Monday–Friday, 10:00am–3:30pm, and in some areas banks close 12:30pm–1:30pm for lunch. One day per week banks extend opening hours until 5:00pm.
Electricity: 220 volts. You will need an adapter with a three square-prong attachment and a converter.

Wales
Population: 2.95 million
Size: 8,000 square kilometers
Language: English, Welsh
People: Welsh, Anglo-Saxons, Scottish, Irish, West Indians, Pakistanis, Indians
Religion: Presbyterian Church of Wales, Church of Wales, Roman Catholic
Time: Greenwich Mean Time. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 5pm in Wales. Daylight savings time, GMT plus one hour, is from March to October.
Currency: The English pound. Banking hours are generally 9am–4pm, Monday–Friday. Some banks have extended hours once a week until 6pm. Also they are open on Saturdays, 9:00am–12:30pm or 9:00am–3:30pm.
Electricity: 230 volts. You will need an adapter with a three square-prong attachment and a converter.

England
Population: 7.5 million
Size: 174 square kilometers
Language: English
People: Anglo-Saxons, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, West Indians, Pakistanis, Indians
Religion: Church of England, Methodist, Baptist, Catholic, Muslim
Time: Greenwich Mean Time. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 5pm in England. Daylight savings time, GMT plus one hour, is from March to October.
Currency: The English pound. Banking hours are generally 9:30am–4:30pm, Monday–Friday.
Some banks have extended hours once a week until 6pm. Also they are open on Saturdays, 9:00am–12:30pm or 9:00am–3:30pm.
Electricity: 230 volts. You will need an adapter with a three square-prong attachment and a converter.

Scotland
Population: 5.06 million
Size: 78,772 square kilometers
Language: English, Gaelic, Scots
People: Scottish, English, Welsh
Religion: Church of Scotland, Roman Catholic
Time: Greenwich Mean Time. When it’s noon in New York, it’s 5pm in Scotland. Daylight savings time, GMT plus one hour, is from March to October.
Currency: The English pound. Banking hours are generally 9:30am–4:00pm, Monday–Friday, with some banks closing later on Thursdays.
Electricity: 230 volts. You will need an adapter with a three square-prong attachment and a converter.