In the EU, a VAT identification number can be verified online at the EU's official VIES website. It confirms that the number is currently allocated and can provide the name or other identifying details of the entity to whom the identifier has been allocated.
A culture is a way of life of a group of people--the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation to the next. Culture is symbolic communication.
In some contexts, community indicates a group of people with a common identity other than location. 1  Members often interact regularly. Common examples in everyday usage include: 2  A professional community is a group of people with the same or related occupations.