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Total area: 131,990 km2 Population: 11,305,118(2010 estimate) Density: 85.3/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language: Greek Capital: Athens Governement: Parliamentary republic, Unitary state Internet TLD: .gr Calling code: +30      Greece is a country located in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria t...

Total area: 504,030 km2 Population: 46,030,109(2010 estimate) Density: 93/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): Spanish Capital: Madrid Governement: Parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .es Calling code: +34     Spain is a country located in Western Europe. It shares borders with Portugal, France, Andor...

Total area: 83,872 km2 Population: 8,356,707(2009 estimate) Density: 99/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): German (Standard: Austrian German) Capital: Vienna Governement: Federal Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .at Calling code: +43       Austria is located in Central Europe. It is bordered by: Germany and the Czech Re...

Total area: 357,021 km2 Population: 81,757,600 Density: 229/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language: German Capital: Berlin Governement: Federal parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .de Calling code: 49      Germany is a country in central Europe. It is bordered by Denmark to the north, Poland and the Czech Republic to the east,...

Total area: 49,035 km2 Population: 5,429,763(2010 estimate) Density: 111/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language: Slovak Capital: Bratislava Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .sk Calling code: +421      Slovakia is located in the heart of Europe, sharing borders with Poland to the north, Hungary to the south, the Cze...

Total area: 92,090 km2 Population: 11,317,192 (2010 estimate) Density: 114/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language: Portuguese Capital: Lisbon Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .pt Calling code: 351      Portugal is a country located in Western Europe. It is bordered to the north and east by Spain and it is surroun...

Total area: 301,338 km2 Population: 60,418,711(2010 estimate) Density: 200.5/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language: Italian Capital: Rome Governement: Unitary parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .it Calling code: +39      Italy is a country in southern Europe. It is bordered to the north by France, Switzerland, Austria and Sloven...

Total area: 674,843 km2 Population: 65,821,885 Density: 116/km2 Currency: Euro Official language: French Capital: Paris Governement: Unitary semi-presidential republic Internet TLD: .fr Calling code: +33      France is a country located in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Monaco, Andorra...

Total area: 385,252 km2 Population: 4,937,100 (2011 estimate) Density: 12.5/km2 Currency: Norwegian krone (NOK) Official language(s): Norwegian Capital: Oslo Governement: Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .no Calling code: 47      Norway is the westernmost, northernmost and easternmost country of...

Total area: 312,685 km2 Population: 38,192,000(June 2010 estimate) Density: 120/km2 Currency: Złoty (PLN) Official language: Polish Capital: Warsaw Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .pl Calling code: +48      Poland has several facets. Its geographical location, in the heart of Europe has turned it into a connection bridge, b...

Total area: 238,391 km2 Population: 21,959,278 (2010 estimate)Density: 90/km2 Currency: Romanian leu (RON)Official language(s): RomanianCapital: Bucharest (Bucureşti)Governement: Semi-presidential republicInternet TLD: .roCalling code: +40      Romania is a country located in southeastern Europe. It is bordered by Ukraine and Moldova to the north and ea...

Total area: 110,993.6 km2 Population: 7,576,751(2009 estimate) Density: 68.5/km2 Currency: Lev (BGN) Official language(s): Bulgarian Capital: Sofia Governement: Parliamentary democracy Internet TLD: .bg Calling code: +359     Republic of Bulgaria is situated in southeastern Europe, occupying the eastern region of the Balkan Peninsula. It...

Total area: 28,748 km2 Population: 2,986,952 (2010 estimates) Density: 111.1/km2 Currency: Lek (ALL) Official language: Albanian Capital: Tirana Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .al Calling code: +355     Albania is a country situated in the south-eastern part of the Balkan Peninsula and covers an area of 28,748 km2, of...

Total area: 243,610 km2 Population: 62,041,708(2010 estimate) Density: 254.7/km2 Currency: Pound sterling (GBP) Official language(s): English (de facto) Capital: London Governement: Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .uk Calling code: +44      The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, com...

Total area: 70,273 km2 Population: 4,470,700 (2010 estimate) Density: 63.4/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): Irish, English Capital: Dublin Governement: Constitutional republic Parliamentary democracy Internet TLD: .ie Calling code: +353      Ireland is a country located in north-western Europe, occupying most of the island of...

Total area: 41,848 km2 Population: 16,647,000(2011 estimate) Density: 400.9/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): Dutch Capital: Amsterdam Governement: Parliamentary democracy under a constitutional monarch[2] Internet TLD: .nl Calling code: +31      The Netherlands is a country located in northwestern Europe. Belgium is borde...

Total area: 41,285 km2 Population: 7,785,600(2009 estimate) Density: 188/km2 Currency: Swiss franc (CHF) Official language(s): German, French, Italian, Romansh Capital: Bern Governement: Federal republic, with parliamentary system and direct democracy Internet TLD: .ch Calling code: +41      Switzerland is a country located in Central Eur...

Total area: 78,866 km2 Population: 10,674,947 Density: 133/km2 Currency: Czech koruna (CZK) Official language: Czech, Slovak Capital: Prague Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .cz Calling code: +420      Czech Republic is situated in Central Europe, bordering Germany, Poland, Slovakia and Austria -a real homeland of ...

Total area: 25,713 km2 Population: 2,114,550 (2010 estimate) Density: 82.2/km2 Currency: Macedonian denar (MKD) Official language(s): Macedonian Capital: Skopje Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .mk Calling code: +389      Often called the land of lakes and mountains, Republic of Macedonia is located in the Balkan Peninsula in ...

Total area: 207,595 km2 Population: 9,648,533(2009 estimate) Density: 45.8/km2 Currency: Belarusian ruble (BYR) Official language(s): Belarusian, Russian Capital: Minsk Governement: Presidential republic Internet TLD: .by Calling code: +375      Belarus is a country located in Eastern Europe. The bordering countries of Belarus are Latvia...

Total area: 9,248 km2 Population: 803,147 (2010 estimate) Density: 117/km2 Currency: Euro (EUR) Official language(s): Greek, Turkish Capital: Nicosia Governement: Presidential republic Internet TLD: .cy Calling code: +357       The island of Cyprus is situated in the Middle East area, in the Mediterranean, bordered by Syria to...

Total area: 93,030 km2 Population: 10,005,000(2010 estimate) Density: 107.7/km2 Currency: Forint (HUF) Official language: Hungarian Capital: Budapest Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .hu Calling code: +36      Hungary (Magyarország) is a Central European republic, most of its territory occupying the Danube Basin and Hu...

Total area: 56,594 km2 Population: 4,486,881 (2010 est.) Density: 81/km2 Currency: Kuna (HRK) Official language(s): Croatian Capital: Zagreb Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .hr Calling code: +385        Croatia is situated in south-eastern Europe, in the Balkan Peninsula. Boundaries divide the country to the n...

Total area: 43,098.31 km2 Population: 5,557,709(2010 estimate) Density: 129/km2 Currency: Danish krone (DKK) Official language: Danish Capital: Copenhagen Governement: Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .dk Calling code: +45     Denmark is a state located in northern Europe. It is bordered by German...

Total area: 338,424 km2 Population: 5,374,781(2010 estimate) Density: 16/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): Finnish, Swedish Capital: Helsinki Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .fi Calling code: +358      Finland occupies the north-western region of Europe, being one of the most Nordic countries with almost ...

Total area: 65,200 km2 Population: 3,244,000(2011 estimate) Density: 50.3/km2 Currency: Lithuanian litas (Lt) Official language: Lithuanian Capital: Vilnius Governement: Semi-presidential republic Internet TLD: .lt Calling code: +370      Lithuania is one of the three so-called Baltic states; it is located in Eastern Europe, with access t...

Total area: 316 km2 Population: 412,966(2010 estimate) Density: 1,306.8/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): Maltese, English Capital: Valletta (de facto) Governement: Parliamentary Republic Internet TLD: .mt Calling code: +356      Located between Sicily and Libya, the Maltese archipelago has a significant history, alike its...

Total area: 449,964 km2 Population: 9,354,462 Density: 20.6/km2 Currency: Swedish krona (SEK) Official language: Swedish Capital: Stockholm Governement: Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .se Calling code: +46      Sweden is located in North Europe and occupies the eastern region of the Scandinavian Peni...

Total area: 783,562 km2 Population: 73,722,988 Density: 94.1/km2 Currency: Turkish lira (TRY) Official language: Turkish Capital: Ankara Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .tr Calling code: +90      Turkey is situated on two continents, extending on both Europe and Asia. It borders Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest, Geor...

Total area: 17,075,400 km2 Population: 141,927,297(2010 estimate) Density: 8.3/km2 Currency: Ruble (RUB) Official language: Russian (official) throughout the country; 27 others co-official in various regions Capital: Moscow Governement: Federal semi-presidential republic Internet TLD: .ru Calling code: +7      Russia is the world's largest co...

Total area: 88 361 km2 Population: 7,306,677(2010 estimate) Density: 107,46/km2 Currency: Serbian dinar (RSD) Official language(s): Serbian Capital: Belgrade Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .rs Calling code: +381      Serbia is a country with many tourist attractions including: monuments, national parks, spas, mountains for ...

Total area: 603,628 km2 Population: 45,888,000(2010 estimate) Density: 77/km2 Currency: Hryvnia (UAH) Official language: Ukrainian Capital: Kiev Governement: Unitary semi-presidential republic Internet TLD: .ua Calling code: +380      Ukraine is situated in Eastern Europe. The country is bordered by Belarus, Russia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova,...

Total area: 467.63 km2 Population: 84,082(2009 estimate) Density: 179.8/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language: Catalan Capital: Andorra la Vella Governement: Parliamentary democracy and Co-principality Internet TLD: .ad Calling code: +376      Principality of Andorra is a small principality located in southwestern Europe, in the ...

Total area: 30,528 km2 Population: 10,827,519(2010 estimate) Density: 354.7/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official languages: Dutch, French, German Capital: Brussels Governement: Federal parliamentary democracy and Constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .be Calling code: +32     Belgium is a country located in Western Europe. It is one...

Total area: 45,228 km2 Population: 1,340,021(2010 estimate) Density: 29/km2 Currency: Euro (EUR) Official language: Estonian Capital: Tallinn Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .ee Calling code: +372     Since 1994, when Russian soldiers left the country, Estonia has continuously developed its economic and political relation...

Total area: 51,129 km2 Population: 4,613,414(2009 estimate) Density: 90,2/km2 Currency: Convertible Mark (BAM) Official languages:Bosnian, Croatian, Serbian Capital: Sarajevo Governement: Federal democratic republic Internet TLD: .ba Calling code: +     Bosnia and Herzegovina is a country in South-Eastern Europe, home to three ethnic co...

Total area: 0.44 km2 Population: 829(2010 estimate) Density: 1877/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): Italian Capital: Vatican City Governement: Ecclesiastical, sacerdotal-monarchical Internet TLD: .va Calling code: +379      With an area of only 44 hectares, Vatican is the smallest country in the world. Its world influence ...

Total area: 13,812 km2 Population: 666,730 (July 2010 est.) Density: 50/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language: Montenegrin Capital: Podgorica Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .me Calling code: +382      Montenegro is less accessible, being a land of mountains - as its Venetian name highlights, as well as the Serbi...

Total area: 20,273 km2 Population: 2,048,951(2010 estimate) Density: 101/km2 Currency: Euro Official language: Slovene Capital: Ljubljana Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .si Calling code: +386     Variety and cultural richness along with splendid natural landscapes make Slovenia an attractive country. Alps Mountains offer exc...

Total area: 1,399 km2 Population: 48,917 (2010 estimate) Density: 35/km2 Currency: Faroese króna (DKK) Official language(s): Faroese, Danish Capital: Tórshavn Governement: Parliamentary democracy within a constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .fo Calling code: 298      Tourists are attracted in Faroe Islands by its glacial lands...

Total area: 103,001 km2 Population: 318,006(2010 estimate) Density: 3.1/km2 Currency: Icelandic króna (ISK) Official language(s): Icelandic (de facto) Capital: Reykjavík Governement: Unitary parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .is Calling code: +354      Iceland is an island located in the North Atlantic between Norway, Scotlan...

Total area: 64,589 km2 Population: 2,217,969 (2010 estimate) Density: 34.3/km2 Currency: Lats (Ls) Official language(s): Latvian Capital: Riga Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .lv Calling code: ++371      Latvia is a Baltic country in Northern Europe. The capital city is Riga. The country's western border is the Baltic Sea. To th...

Total area: 61.2 km2 Population: 31,716 (2010 estimate) Density: 501/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): Italian Capital: City of San Marino Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .sm Calling code: +378     San Marino is the third European country in the top of the smallest countries, surpassed only by Vatican and Monaco, a...

Total area: 160.475 km2 Population: 35,789(2009 estimate) Density: 221/km2 Currency: Swiss franc (CHF) Official language(s): German Capital: Vaduz Governement: Parliamentary democracy under constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .li Calling code: +423      Bordered by Austria and Switzerland, Liechtenstein is, along with Uzbekistan, a real...

Total area: 2,586.4 km2 Population: 502,202(2010 estimate) Density: 194.1/km2 Currency: Euro (€) Official language(s): Luxembourgish (de jure since 1984), French, German Capital: Luxembourg Governement: Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy Internet TLD: .lu Calling code: +352      Luxembourg is the second small...

Total area: 33,846 km2 Population: 3,567,500 (2009 estimate) Density: 121.9/km2 Currency: Moldovan Leu Official language: Romanian Capital: Chisinau Governement: Parliamentary republic Internet TLD: .md Calling code: 373        Moldova is a newly independent state in southeastern Europe, situated between the rivers...

Total area: 2.02 km2 Population: 30,586(2010 estimate) Density: 15,142/km2 Currency: Euro (EUR) Official language: French Capital: Monaco Governement: Constitutional monarchy Principality Internet TLD: .mc Calling code: ++377      With an area of 2.02 square kilometers, the principality of Monaco is among the smallest countries in Europe....