📖 Country Facts
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!
