Country Facts: United Kingdom

Country: United Kingdom

Official name: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Irelan (UK)

Demonym: London

The United Kingdom is a unitary state that consists of four countries: England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.

England's Capital: London

Scotland's Capital: Edinburgh

Northern Ireland's Capital: Belfast

Wales' Capital: Cardiff

United Kingdom's Largest City: London

Other Big Cities in the UK: Birmingham, Glasgow, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Bristol, Manchester

Popular Tourist Destinations in the United Kingdom: London, Stonehenge, York Minster, Portmeirion, Stratford-upon-Avon, Bath, Warwick, Edinburgh

Official language(s): English

Total Area: 243,610 square kilometres

Population: about 62 mn

Official Currency: Pound sterling (GBP)

International Dialing Code: 355

Time zone: GMT (UTC+0); Summer (DST) - BST (UTC+1)

Government: Unitary parliamentary democracy and constitutional monarchy

Counties: the United Kingdom is divided into 70 counties - Avon, Bedfordshire, Berkshire, Borders, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire, Central, Cheshire, Cleveland, Clwyd, Cornwall, County Antrim, County Armagh, County Down, County Fermanagh, County Londonderry, County Tyrone, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon, Dorset, Dumfries and Galloway, Durham, Dyfed, East Sussex, Essex, Fife, Gloucestershire, Grampian, Greater Manchester, Gwent, Gwynedd County, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Hertfordshire, Highlands and Islands, Humberside, Isle of Wight, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Lothian, Merseyside, Mid Glamorgan, Norfolk, North Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Oxfordshire, Powys, Rutland, Shropshire, Somerset, South Glamorgan, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Strathclyde, Suffolk, Surrey, Tayside, Tyne and Wear, Warwickshire, West Glamorgan, West Midlands, West Sussex, West Yorkshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire.

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Country Facts: Greece

Country: Greece

Official name: Hellenic Republic (Hellas)

Demonym: Greek

Greece Capital: Athens

Greece Largest City: Athens

Other Big Cities in Greece: Thessaloniki, Larissa, Patras, Heraklion, Kavala, Piraeus

Popular Tourist Destinations in Greece: Athens, Thessaloniki, the island of Santorini, the island of Mykonos, the island of Thasos

Official language(s): Greek

Total Area: 131,990 square kilometres

Population: about 11.3 mn

Official Currency: Euro

International Dialing Code: 30

Time zone: EET (UTC+2); In Summer (DST) - EEST (UTC+3)

Government: Parliamentary republic, Unitary state

States: Greece is divided into 31 provinces (prefectures) - Achaea, Aetolia-Acarnania, Arcadia, Argolis, Attica, Chalcidice, Chania, Cyclades, Elis, Euboea, Evros, Heraklion, Imathia, Ioannina, Kavala, Kefalonia, Kozani, Laconia, Larissa, Lasithi, Lesbos, Magnesia, Messinia, Pella, Phocis, Phthiotis, Preveza, Rethymno, Samos, Serres, Thessaloniki.

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Country Facts: Germany

Country: Germany

Official name: Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesrepublik Deutschland)

Demonym: German

Germany's Capital: Berlin

Germany's Largest City: Berlin

Other Big Cities in Germany: Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfurt, Essen, Dortmund

Popular Tourist Destinations in Germany: Berlin, Lake Constance, Munich, Cologne, Heidelberg

Official language(s): German

Total Area: 357,021 square kilometres

Population: about 82 mn

Official Currency: Euro

International Dialing Code: 49

Time zone: CET (UTC+01); In summer (DST) - CEST (UTC+02)

Government: Federal Parliamentary republic

States: Germany is divided into 16 states - Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria, Berlin, Brandenburg, Bremen, Hamburg, Hessen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate, Saarland, Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, Schleswig-Holstein, Thuringia.

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Country Facts: Bulgaria

Country: Bulgaria

Official name: Republic of Bulgaria

Demonym: Bulgarian

Bulgaria's Capital: Sofia (Sofiya)

Bulgaria's Largest City: Sofia

Other Big Cities in Bulgaria: Varna, Plovdiv, Rousse, Bourgas

Popular Tourist Destinations in Bulgaria: Varna, Golden Sands, Sunny Beach, Old town of Plovdiv, Nessebar, Veliko Turnovo, Bansko

Official language(s): Bulgarian

Total Area: 110,993 square kilometres

Population: about 7.5 mn

Official Currency: Lev (BGN)

International Dialing Code: 359

Time zone: EET (UTC+2); In Summer (DST) - EEST (UTC+3)

Government: Parliamentary democracy

Provinces: Bulgaria is divided into 28 provinces - Blagoevgrad, Burgas, Dobrich, Gabrovo, Khaskovo, Kurdzhali, Kyustendil, Lovech, Montana, Pazardzhik, Pernik, Pleven, Plovdiv, Razgrad, Rousse, Shumen, Silistra, Sliven, Smolyan, Sofia, Sofia-Grad, Stara Zagora, Turgovishte, Varna, Veliko Turnovo, Vidin, Vratsa, Yambol.

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Country Facts: Armenia

Country: Armenia

Official name: Republic of Armenia

Demonym: Armenian

Armenia's Capital: Yerevan (Sofiya)

Armenia's Largest City: Yerevan

Other Big Cities in Armenia: Vanadzor, Gyumri, Ejmiatsin

Popular Tourist Destinations in Armenia: Yerevan, Alaverdi, Artashat, Aparan, Vanadzor, Ashtarak

Official language(s): Armenian

Other language(s): Russian

Total Area: 29,800 square kilometres

Population: about 3.3 mn

Official Currency: Dram (AMD)

International Dialing Code: 374

Time zone: UTC (UTC+4); In Summer (DST) - DST (UTC+5)

Government: Presidential republic

Provinces: Armenia is divided into 11 provinces - Aragatsotn, Ararat, Armavir, Gegharkunik, Kotayk, Kori, Shirak, Siunik, Tavoush, Vayots Dzor, Yerevan.

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Country Facts: Albania

Country: Albania

Official name: Republic of Albania (Republika e Shqipërisë)

Demonym: Albanian

Albania's Capital: Tirana

Albania's Largest City: Tirana

Other Big Cities in Albania: Durrës, Elbasan, Vlorë

Popular Tourist Destinations in Albania: Durrës, Shkodër

Official language(s): Albanian

Total Area: 28,748 square kilometres

Population: about 3.5 mn

Official Currency: Lek (ALL)

International Dialing Code: 355

Time zone: CET (UTC+01); In summer (DST) - CEST (UTC+02)

Government: Parliamentary republic

Provinces: Albania is divided into 35 provinces - Berat, Bulqize, Delvine, Devoll, Diber, Durres, Elbasan, Fier, Gjirokaster, Gramsh, Has, Kavaje, Kolonje, Korce, Kruje, Kucove, Kukes, Lac, Lezhe, Librazhd, Lushnje, Malesia e Madhe, Mallakaster, Mat, Mirdite, Peqin, Permet, Pogradec, Puke, Sarande, Shkoder, Skrapar, Tepelene, Tirane, Tropoje, Vlore.

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Country Facts: Andorra

Country: Andorra

Official name: Principality of Andorra (Principat d'Andorra)

Demonym: Andorran

Andorra's Capital: Andorra la Vella

Andorra's Largest City: Andorra la Vella

Official language(s): Catalan

Total Area: 467.63 square kilometres

Population: about 84 thousands

Official Currency: Euro

International Dialing Code: 376

Time zone: CET (UTC+01); In summer (DST) - CEST (UTC+02)

Government: Parliamentary democracy and Co-principality

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Country Facts: Austria

Country: Austria

Official name: Republic of Austria (Republik Österreich)

Demonym: Austrian

Austria's Capital: Vienna (Wien)

Austria's Largest City: Vienna (Wien)

Other Big Cities in Austria: Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck

Popular Tourist Destinations in Austria: Vienna, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt, Linz, Salzburg, Villach, Graz, Vorarlberg

Official language(s): German

Total Area: 83,872 square kilometres

Population: about 8mn

Official Currency: Euro

International Dialing Code: 43

Time zone: CET (UTC+01); In summer (DST) - CEST (UTC+02)

Government: Federal Parliamentary republic

States: Austria is divided into nine states - Burgenland, Carinthia (Kärnten), Lower Austria (Niederösterreich), Upper Austria (Oberösterreich), Salzburg, Styria (Steiermark), Tyrol (Tirol), Vorarlberg, Vienna (Wien).

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