Do You Know These European Countries?
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With all the talk surrounding the European Union, it seems like Europe has been in the news a lot lately. Despite its integrated reputation, Europe is quite a diverse place. Can you name all the European countries based on these clues?
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With all the talk surrounding the European Union, it seems like Europe has been in the news a lot lately. Despite its integrated reputation, Europe is quite a diverse place. Can you name all the European countries based on these clues?
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Question 1
This country is the location of the legendary land of Transylvania and home to over 600,000 nomadic Roma Gypsies.
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AGreece
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BRomania
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CSerbia
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DCroatia
Romania
Romania is home to Dracula's homeland as well as up to 2 million ethnic Roma people. It also is the endpoint for the Danube River in Europe.
Question 2
This country, which is currently engaged in a territorial dispute with Russia, is the largest country entirely in Europe.
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AUkraine
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BFinland
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CBelarus
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DTurkey
Ukraine
Ukraine has been in turmoil since the annexation of Crimea in 2014. With Crimea, it ranks as the 46th-largest country in the world.
Question 3
This microstate surrounded by France is the most densely populated country in the world and among the richest in the world. A one bedroom apartment will set you back over $3 million!
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ASan Marino
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BMonaco
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CVatican City
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DLuxembourg
Monaco
Monaco is less than one square mile in size, yet contains a permanent population of over 38,000 people. It is the 2nd-smallest country in the world.
Question 4
This former Soviet satellite state emerged as a democratic republic in 1989 following the Solidarity movement under Lech Wałęsa.
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AEast Germany
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BLatvia
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CPoland
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DUkraine
Poland
Poland continues to be a democracy and possesses a free-market economy today. It is still bordered by the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.
Question 5
Mont Blanc, Europe's highest point at 15,774 feet, lies on the border between France and what other country, where it is known as Monte Bianco?
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AGermany
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BSwitzerland
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CAustria
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DItaly
Italy
The issue of ownership over Europe's highest point dates back to the 18th Century. Today it is considered in both French and Italian territory as it lies between the countries in the Graian Alps.
Question 6
This birthplace of the Red Cross has a history of armed neutrality. Despite its famous army, it has not been in a state of war for over 200 years.
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ASwitzerland
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BNorway
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CGreece
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DSweden
Switzerland
Switzerland's policy of armed neutrality dates back to the Swiss Reformation in the 16th Century. It is one of the most developed countries in the world and has the highest nominal wealth per adult of any other country.
Question 7
The kingdom in this constitutional monarchy has existed for over 1,100 years, and today the country has the largest per-capita production of oil and natural gas outside the Middle East.
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ANorway
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BDenmark
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CUnited Kingdom
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DFinland
Norway
Norway was unified under a single king, Harald Fairhair, after the Battle of Hafrsfjord way back in 872.
Question 8
Back on the subject of mountains, this country possesses the highest paved road in Europe on the Pico del Veleta in the Sierra Nevada mountains.
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AFrance
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BSpain
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CPortugal
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DItaly
Spain
The Veleta, which is 11,135 feet high and means "weather vane" in Spanish has a road which takes people about 10 meters below the summit of the mountain.
Question 9
This European powerhouse has the largest budget and largest population of any country in the European Union.
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AItaly
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BUnited Kingdom
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CGermany
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DFrance
Germany
Germany boasts a growing population of over 82 million people and a GDP of $3.8 trillion. Despite losing two World Wars, the Fatherland is still the most powerful country in the EU.
Question 10
This country is largely divided based on language, with a Flemish-speaking region in the north and a French-speaking region in the south.
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ABelgium
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BSwitzerland
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CLuxembourg
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DNetherlands
Belgium
About 59% of Belgians live in Dutch-speaking Flanders and 41% are in French-speaking Wallonia. It is a country of two cultures, sometimes leading to political divisions.
Question 11
Another country divided in two, this time between a Turkish-controlled eastern half and a Greek-speaking western half.
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AAlbania
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BCyprus
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CMacedonia
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DMallorca
Cyprus
The island of Cyprus has been fought over for years, with territory belonging to four different entities on the small island.
Question 12
This tiny republic of 330,000 is the only member of NATO with no standing army, and its residents speak the only living language of Old Norse.
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AFinland
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BNorway
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CGreenland
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DIceland
Iceland
Iceland is the least-densely populated country in Europe. Its capital, Reykjavik is the northernmost world capital in the world.
Question 13
Let's get a bit tougher now. This small, northern European country was mentioned all the way back in 1009, and was the first Baltic state to declare independence from the Soviet Union in 1990.
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ALithuania
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BEstonia
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CMontenegro
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DMoldova
Lithuania
Lithuania was a Soviet republic between 1944-1990. Its capital and largest city is Vilnius.
Question 14
This westernmost country of Europe established the first global empire throughout the 15th and 16th centuries.
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ASpain
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BIreland
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CUnited Kingdom
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DPortugal
Portugal
Portugal today has just 10 million people, but it was among the most powerful countries in the world until the 1700s. It is the region why Brazil primarily speaks Portuguese.
Question 15
Gavrilo Princip, the assassin who began World War I, hailed from Obljaj in this federation. It is also where he assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914.
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AAlbania
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BSerbia
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CBosnia and Herzegovina
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DBulgaria
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina have a complicated political history, with the capital Sarajevo undergoing near-complete destruction in the 1990s.
Question 16
This country also experienced considerable ethno-nationalist conflict throughout the 20th Century. Things have gotten easier since the signing of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998.
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ANorthern Ireland
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BSicily
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CUnited Kingdom
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DFrance
Northern Ireland
Conflict between Protestant Northern Irish and Catholic Irish boiled over repeatedly during The Troubles from 1968-1998.
Question 17
Another tough one. This small Central European principality is one of only two countries in the world to be doubly landlocked - that is, surrounded by other landlocked countries.
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ALuxembourg
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BAustria
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CSan Marino
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DLiechtenstein
Liechtenstein
The Principality of Liechtenstein is surrounded by landlocked countries Switzerland and Austria. They primarily speak German here, and it is the smallest country to border 2 other countries.
Question 18
Another landlocked country! This country borders Romania and Ukraine and has over 1,600 square miles of its territory under the de facto control of the independent government of Transnistria.
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AMoldova
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BSlovenia
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CBelarus
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DSlovakia
Moldova
The Republic of Moldova has been in dispute with Transnistria since 1990. Its capital city is Chișinău.
Question 19
Who knew so many countries were landlocked? This mountainous inland republic was one of Europe's premier powers prior to its defeat in World War I.
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AAustria
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BGermany
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CSlovakia
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DPoland
Austria
Austria today has just 8.7 million people and a fraction of the area that it once covered. It is made up of 9 federated states and its capital is Vienna.
Question 20
This country, the third-largest in Europe by area, is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Øresund to its southern city of Malmö.
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AIceland
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BFinland
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CGreenland
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DSweden
Sweden
Sweden is the largest country in Northern Europe and its capital is Stockholm. The bridge-tunnel to Denmark opened to traffic between Denmark and Sweden in 2000.
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