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    Europe · 45 Countries

    Albania

    Capital City: Tirana

    Population: 2.8M

    Facts: Has over 750,000 bunkers built during the Cold War!

    Andorra

    Capital City: Andorra la Vella

    Population: 80K

    Facts: A tiny country between France and Spain in the Pyrenees.

    Austria

    Capital City: Vienna

    Population: 9.1M

    Facts: Birthplace of Mozart and the waltz!

    Belarus

    Capital City: Minsk

    Population: 9.4M

    Facts: Has Europe's last primeval forest — Białowieża.

    Belgium

    Capital City: Brussels

    Population: 11.6M

    Facts: Famous for chocolate, waffles, and comic strips!

    Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Capital City: Sarajevo

    Population: 3.2M

    Facts: Has a beautiful Old Bridge in Mostar from 1566.

    Bulgaria

    Capital City: Sofia

    Population: 6.5M

    Facts: Invented the Cyrillic alphabet!

    Croatia

    Capital City: Zagreb

    Population: 3.9M

    Facts: Has over 1,000 islands along its coast!

    Czech Republic

    Capital City: Prague

    Population: 10.8M

    Facts: Prague Castle is the largest ancient castle complex!

    Denmark

    Capital City: Copenhagen

    Population: 5.9M

    Facts: Home to LEGO — the name means 'play well' in Danish!

    Estonia

    Capital City: Tallinn

    Population: 1.3M

    Facts: One of the most digitally advanced countries — e-Residency!

    Finland

    Capital City: Helsinki

    Population: 5.6M

    Facts: Has over 180,000 lakes — the 'Land of a Thousand Lakes'!

    France

    Capital City: Paris

    Population: 68M

    Facts: The Eiffel Tower was supposed to be temporary!

    Germany

    Capital City: Berlin

    Population: 84M

    Facts: Has over 1,500 different types of sausages!

    Greece

    Capital City: Athens

    Population: 10.4M

    Facts: Birthplace of democracy and the Olympic Games!

    Hungary

    Capital City: Budapest

    Population: 9.7M

    Facts: Invented the Rubik's Cube!

    Iceland

    Capital City: Reykjavik

    Population: 380K

    Facts: Has no mosquitoes and runs on geothermal energy!

    Ireland

    Capital City: Dublin

    Population: 5.1M

    Facts: Halloween originated from an ancient Irish festival!

    Italy

    Capital City: Rome

    Population: 59M

    Facts: Has 58 UNESCO World Heritage Sites — the most of any country!

    Kosovo

    Capital City: Pristina

    Population: 1.8M

    Facts: One of Europe's youngest countries, declared independence in 2008.

    Latvia

    Capital City: Riga

    Population: 1.8M

    Facts: Has one of the widest waterfalls in Europe — Ventas Rumba.

    Liechtenstein

    Capital City: Vaduz

    Population: 39K

    Facts: The last remnant of the Holy Roman Empire!

    Lithuania

    Capital City: Vilnius

    Population: 2.8M

    Facts: Was once one of the largest countries in Europe!

    Luxembourg

    Capital City: Luxembourg City

    Population: 660K

    Facts: One of the smallest but richest countries in the world.

    Malta

    Capital City: Valletta

    Population: 520K

    Facts: Has temples older than the Egyptian pyramids!

    Moldova

    Capital City: Chișinău

    Population: 2.6M

    Facts: Has the world's largest wine cellar — Mileștii Mici.

    Monaco

    Capital City: Monaco

    Population: 40K

    Facts: The second smallest country — smaller than Central Park!

    Montenegro

    Capital City: Podgorica

    Population: 620K

    Facts: Its name means 'Black Mountain'.

    Netherlands

    Capital City: Amsterdam

    Population: 17.7M

    Facts: About a third of the country is below sea level!

    North Macedonia

    Capital City: Skopje

    Population: 1.8M

    Facts: Home to Lake Ohrid — one of Europe's oldest lakes.

    Norway

    Capital City: Oslo

    Population: 5.5M

    Facts: Invented the cheese slicer and the paper clip!

    Poland

    Capital City: Warsaw

    Population: 37M

    Facts: Has 17 Nobel Prize winners!

    Portugal

    Capital City: Lisbon

    Population: 10.3M

    Facts: The oldest country in Europe with the same borders since 1139!

    Romania

    Capital City: Bucharest

    Population: 19M

    Facts: Home to Dracula's castle in Transylvania!

    Russia

    Capital City: Moscow

    Population: 144M

    Facts: The largest country in the world — spans 11 time zones!

    San Marino

    Capital City: San Marino

    Population: 34K

    Facts: The oldest republic in the world, founded in 301 AD!

    Serbia

    Capital City: Belgrade

    Population: 6.6M

    Facts: Nikola Tesla was born here!

    Slovakia

    Capital City: Bratislava

    Population: 5.4M

    Facts: Has more castles per capita than any other country!

    Slovenia

    Capital City: Ljubljana

    Population: 2.1M

    Facts: Over 60% of the country is covered in forest!

    Spain

    Capital City: Madrid

    Population: 48M

    Facts: Has the world's oldest restaurant — Sobrino de Botín (1725)!

    Sweden

    Capital City: Stockholm

    Population: 10.5M

    Facts: Invented dynamite, the zipper, and Spotify!

    Switzerland

    Capital City: Bern

    Population: 8.8M

    Facts: Has enough nuclear bunkers to shelter its entire population!

    Ukraine

    Capital City: Kyiv

    Population: 37M

    Facts: Has the deepest metro station in the world — Arsenalna!

    United Kingdom

    Capital City: London

    Population: 67M

    Facts: The Queen had two birthdays — her actual one and an official one!

    Vatican City

    Capital City: Vatican City

    Population: 800

    Facts: The smallest country in the world!