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List of foreign embassies in the UK
This is a list of diplomatic missions in the United Kingdom. At present, the capital city of London
London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary dow ...
hosts 166 embassies
A diplomatic mission or foreign mission is a group of people from a state or organization present in another state to represent the sending state or organization officially in the receiving or host state. In practice, the phrase usually deno ...
and high commissions. Several other countries have ambassadors accredited to the United Kingdom, with most being resident in Brussels or Paris
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. There are also a number of Honorary Consul
A consul is an official representative of the government of one state in the territory of another, normally acting to assist and protect the citizens of the consul's own country, as well as to facilitate trade and friendship between the people ...
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Embassies and High Commissions in
London
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The following 166 countries maintain embassies in London
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Representative Offices/Other Missions in London
Taipei Representative Office in the U.K.
The Taipei Representative Office in the UK (TRO; ) is the diplomatic mission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) in the United Kingdom (UK). It is not a fully-fledged embassy owing to the ongoing Taiwan dispute and One-China policy. However, it i ...
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International organisations
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*World Bank
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Consular missions
Some countries also maintain consular missions in the following towns and cities (Bangladesh
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Belfast
Belfast ( , ; from ga, Béal Feirste , meaning 'mouth of the sand-bank ford') is the capital and largest city of Northern Ireland, standing on the banks of the River Lagan on the east coast. It is the 12th-largest city in the United Kingdom ...
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Cardiff
Cardiff (; cy, Caerdydd ) is the capital and largest city of Wales. It forms a principal area, officially known as the City and County of Cardiff ( cy, Dinas a Sir Caerdydd, links=no), and the city is the eleventh-largest in the United Kingd ...
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Comber
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Edinburgh
Edinburgh ( ; gd, Dùn Èideann ) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. Historically part of the county of Midlothian (interchangeably Edinburghshire before 1921), it is located in Lothian on the southern shore of t ...
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Manchester
Manchester () is a city in Greater Manchester, England. It had a population of 552,000 in 2021. It is bordered by the Cheshire Plain to the south, the Pennines to the north and east, and the neighbouring city of Salford to the west. The t ...
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Accredited non-resident embassies
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States with no or other representation in the United Kingdom
States with anHonorary Consul
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For a variety of reasons the following sovereign states have no form of representation in the United Kingdom:
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There are also a number of partially recognised states not recognised by the United Kingdom; see List of states with limited recognition
A number of polities have declared independence and sought diplomatic recognition from the international community as sovereign states, but have not been universally recognised as such. These entities often have ''de facto'' control of thei ...
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Closed missions
See also
*Foreign relations of the United Kingdom
The diplomatic foreign relations of the United Kingdom are conducted by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, headed by the Foreign Secretary. The prime minister and numerous other agencies play a role in setting policy, and many ...
* List of diplomatic missions in Scotland
This page lists the consular missions located in Scotland, a Countries of the United Kingdom, country within the United Kingdom.
These consular posts are listed by the FCDO, which is responsible for issuing documents of identification to cons ...
* List of diplomatic missions in Wales
* List of diplomatic missions in Northern Ireland
* List of diplomatic missions of the United Kingdom
* List of Ambassadors and High Commissioners to the United Kingdom
* List of country codes on British diplomatic vehicle registration plates
This is a list of country codes on UK issued diplomatic vehicle registration plates, i.e. the first group of three numbers.
Since 1979, motor vehicles operated by foreign embassies, high commissions, consulates and international organisations ha ...
* Visa requirements for British citizens
Visa most commonly refers to:
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** Visa Debit card issued by the above company
** Visa Electron, a debit card
** Visa Plus, an interbank network
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External links
List of foreign embassies in the UK
References
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The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the European mainland, continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotlan ...