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This quick reference to Europe collects country codes, currency code information, direct dialling information and time zone information into a single location.
Understand
This article provides an index to the countries of Europe and catalogues certain aspects such as currency, dialling codes and time zones that affect a traveller. Items that are the same across most of Europe, such as electricity, are not shown in the table, but are detailed, along with the relevant exceptions in separate sections.
The script (Latin, Cyrillic, Greek) used in the country concerned can be inferred from the script used when writing the country's name using its local format.
Driving is on the right on the European mainland, in Iceland and in Gibraltar, while one drives on the left in the other island nations (United Kingdom plus dependencies, Ireland, Malta and Cyprus). Petrol (gasoline) is dispensed by the litre throughout Europe. Distances and speed limits are posted in kilometres and kilometres per hour, except in the United Kingdom and its dependencies (apart from Gibraltar) where they are posted in miles and miles per hour.
Apart from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia and Russia who use 220 V at 50 Hz, all of Europe uses 230 V at 50 Hz. Plugs and sockets however vary from country to country; adaptors are available for travellers. The various types of plug are illustrated below and their usage by country is in the attached table.
"Euro" plug – Fits C, E and F type sockets (max 2.5 amps)
The standard time in most of Europe apart from Russia and certain of its neighbours is GMT, GMT+1 or GMT+2. In 2023 those countries of Europe that observe daylight saving time will put their clocks forward at 0100 GMT on Sunday, 26 March and put their clocks back at 01:00 GMT on Sunday, 29 October.
Crna Gora (Latin script) Црна Гора (Cyrillic script)
MNE
ME
€ - EUR - Euro
+382
112
+1 / +2
C, F
Netherlands
Nederland
NL
NL
€ - EUR - Euro
+31
112
+1 / +2
C, F
North Macedonia
Северна Македонија (Macedonian) Maqedonisë së Veriut (Albanian)
NMK
MK
ден - MKD - Macedonian Denar
+389
112
+1 / +2
C, F
Norway
Norge (bokmål) Noreg (nynorsk)
N
NO
kr - NOK - Norwegian Krone
+47
112
+1 / +2
C, F
Poland
Polska
PL
PL
zł - PLN - Zloty
+48
112
+1 / +2
C, E
Portugal
Portugal
P
PT
€ - EUR - Euro
+351
112
+0 / +1
Romania
România
RO
RO
L - RON - New Romanian Leu
+40
112
+2 / +3
C, F
Russia
Россия
RUS
RU
₽ - RUB - Russian Ruble
+7
112
+3§6
C, F
San Marino
San Marino
RSM
SM
€ - EUR - Euro
+378
112
+1 / +2
C, F, L
Serbia
Србија (Cyrillic) Srbija (Latin)
SRB
RS
РСД - RSD - Serbian Dinar
+381
112
+1 / +2
C, F
Slovakia
Slovensko
SK
SK
€ - EUR - Euro
+421
112
+1 / +2
C, E
Slovenia
Slovenija
SLO
SI
€ - EUR - Euro
+386
112
+1 / +2
C, F
Spain
España (Spanish) Espanya (Catalan) Espainia (Basque)
E
ES
€ - EUR - Euro
+34
112
+1 / +2
C, F
Sweden
Sverige
S
SE
kr - SEK - Swedish Krona
+46
112
+1 / +2
C, F
Switzerland
Schweiz (German) Suisse (French) Svizzera (Italian) Svizra (Romansh) Helvetia (Latin)
CH
CH
Fr/fr - CHF - Swiss franc
+41
112
+1 / +2
C, J
Turkey / Türkiye
Türkiye
TR
TR
₺ - TRY - Turkish Lira
+90
112
+3
C, F
Ukraine
Україна
UA
UA
₴ - UAH - Hryvnia
+380
112
+2 / +3
C, F
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
UK
GB
£ - GBP - Pound Sterling
+44
112
+0 / +1
G
Vatican City
Civitatis Vaticanae (Latin) Città del Vaticano (Italian)
V
VA
€ - EUR - Euro
+379
112
+1 / +2
C, F, L
§1: There are multiple systems of codes by which countries are identified. The international vehicle registration code must appear on the back of any vehicle that is travelling in a country other than the country where it is registered. Unlike the vehicle code which can have 1, 2 or 3 letters, the ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 code, which is shown here and used in many contexts, always has 2 letters.
§2: The first item is the symbol that is usually used in the shops, the second is the ISO 4217 code (which is used in banking) and the third the name of the currency.
§3: Where three numbers are listed, they refer to Ambulance, Fire and Police respectively (i.e. in alphabetic order). For the sake of brevity, alternate numbers such as 999 in the United Kingdom are not shown.
§4: Standard timezone / Daylight saving timezone. In 2024 those countries of Europe that observe daylight saving time put their clocks forward at 0100 GMT on Sunday, 31 March and put their clocks back at 01:00 GMT on Sunday, 27 October.
§5: From 1 January 2025, Bulgaria is expected to use the euro.
§6: Time in Kaliningrad is GMT+2, for the rest of European Russia, it is GMT+3.
§7: Unrecognized Northern Cyprus uses the Turkish lira as its official currency, but the euro is also widely accepted.