GENERAL KNOWLEDGE OF EUROPE

Europe

Area:

10,180,000 km² (3,930,000 sq mi)

Population:

712,000,000

Highest Point:

1. El'brus in Russia, (5,642 m/18,510 ft)
2. Mont Blanc, France-Italy: 4,807m (15,771 ft)

Largest Lake:

Lake Balaton Hungary, largest lake of Central Europe, 592 km².

Longest Rivers:

1. Volga 3,690 km (2,293 miles)
2. Danube 2850 km (1770 miles)

Languages of Europe: 

English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Nordic Languages, East European languages.

Countries In Europe

Eastern Europe

Belarus ---------------------Minsk
Bulgaria---------------------Sofia
Czech Republic--------------Prague
Hungary--------------------Budapest
Moldova--------------------Chisinau
Poland----------------------Warsaw
Romania--------------------Bucharest
Russian Federation----------Moscow
Slovakia--------------------Bratislava
Ukraine---------------------Kiev

Northern Europe

Denmark--------------------Copenhagen
Estonia---------------------Tallinn
Faroe Islands (Denmark)-----Tórshavn
Finland ---------------------Helsinki
Greenland (Denmark) --------Nuuk (Godthab)
Iceland----------------------Reykjavik
Ireland ----------------------Dublin (City)
Latvia-----------------------Riga
Lithuania--------------------Vilnius
Northern Ireland (UK)--------Belfast
Norway---------------------Oslo
Scotland (UK) --------------Edinburgh
Sweden -------------------Stockholm
United Kingdom -------------London
Wales (UK) -----------------Cardiff

Southern Europe

Albania---------------------Tirana
Andorra--------------------Andorra la Vella
Bosnia and Herzegovina ----Sarajevo
Croatia (Hrvatska) ---------Zagreb
Cyprus --------------------Nicosia (Lefkosia)
Gibraltar (UK) --------------Gibraltar
Greece---------------------Athens
Holy See (Vatican City State) -----Vatican City


Italy ----------------------Rome
Macedonia ----------------Skopje
Malta ---------------------Valletta
Montenegro ---------------Podgorica
Portugal ------------------Lisbon
San Marino ---------------San Marino
Serbia --------------------Belgrade
Slovenia ------------------Ljubljana
Spain ---------------------Madrid
Turkey -------------------Ankara

Western Europe

Austria -------------------Vienna
Belgium-------------------Brussels
France--------------------Paris
Germany------------------Berlin
Liechtenstein--------------Vaduz
Luxembourg ---------------Luxembourg
Monaco -------------------Monaco
Netherlands ---------------Amsterdam
Switzerland ---------------Bern