Fast Facts
Location: Suffolk County, New England; northern Atlantic coast of mainland United States.
Time: GMT - 5 Hours.
Language: English.Climate: Humid continental climate and humid subtropical climate; summers are warm and humid whilst winters are cold and snowy.
Area: City 89.63sq.m, urban 1,774sq.m, metropolitan 4,511sq.m.
Population: City 608,352, urban 4,032,484, metropolitan 4,522,858.
Electricity: 120 volts at 60hz.
Telephone Code: +1 617
Currency: US dollar.
Passport/visa requirements: Holders of a valid United Kingdom passport can stay for up to six months with a tourist visa. They would then have to have left the US for at least one day before returning.
Airports: Logan International Airport; Beverly Municipal Airport; Hanscom Field; Norwood Memorial Airport to the south.
Flight time: Approximately seven hours from Heathrow.
Public Holidays- 2009
1 Jan New Year's Day.
19 Jan Martin Luther King Day.
16 Feb Presidents' Day.
25 May Memorial Day.
4 Jul Independence Day.
7 Sep Labor Day.
12 Oct Columbus Day.
11 Nov Veterans' Day.
26 Nov Thanksgiving Day.
25 Dec Christmas Day.
Tourist Office: US Embassy, 24 Grosvenor Square, London, W1A 2LQ, Tel: 020-749 99000.
