Facts

Portugal, officially called The Portuguese Republic.

The country is located in south-western Europe on the Iberian Peninsula (Spain, Portugal, Andorra and Gibraltar).

Portugal is boarded by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east. The Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira are also part of Portugal.

Continental Portugal is split in two by its main river, the Tagus. The highest point of Portugal is Mount Pico (2 351 above the sea level).

Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a country located in south western Europe on the Iberian[1]Peninsula.

Area: 301,318 km2

Population: 59.13 m

Capital City: Rome (population: 2.7 m)

The highest peak: Monte Bianco 4,807 m

The longest river: Po 652 km

The largest lake: Lago di Garda 370 km2

People: Mostly Italian, with small populations of German, French and Slovene Italians in the north and Albanian-Italians and Greek-Italians in the south.

The Maltese islands lie in the center of the Mediterranean, 93km south of Sicily and 300km north of Libya. The archipelago is made up of the islands of Malta, Gozo and Comino, plus the tiny uninhabited islets of Cominotto in the north and Filfla, about 5km off the southern coast. Together the islands make up a mere 316sq km. Malta, the largest, is only 27km at its longest point from northwest to southeast, and 14.5km at its widest point, from west to east. The geography of Malta is dominated by water.

Name: Cyprus (Greek: Κύπρος, Kýpros;Turkish: Kıbrıs), officially the Republic of Cyprus

’Cyprus’ has an uncertain etymology. Some suggest it comes from Cupressus sempervirens - Greek for the Mediterranean cypress tree. Others feel it stems from aes Cyprium, "metal of Cyprus", later shortened to Cuprum.

Area:
131,957 km2 (50,949 miles2).

Population
11.1 million (National Statistical Service of Greece, 2005).

Population Density
84.1 per km2.

Capital
Athens.
Population: 750,000 (2004 estimate); Greater Athens 3.3 million (2004 estimate).

Government
Republic.

Language
Greek (Ellenika). Most people connected with tourism and those of a younger generation will speak some English, French, German or Italian.

Capital city: Sofia (Population: 1.2 million)

Area: 109,910 Km2

Population: 7,640,000

Language: Bulgarian

Religion: Orthodox (85%), Muslim (8%), others (7%)

Currency: The Bulgarian Lev is pegged to the euro. 1 EUR = 1.955 BGN.

Romania is located in South-Eastern Europe.

Official name: Republic of Hungary

Location: East-Central Europe (borders with Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Croatia, and Slovenia)

Area: 93,030 square km

Population: 10,300,000 (21 percent under 14 and 60 percent between 15-59)

Density of population: 110 per sq. kilometer

Form of government: Republic

Capital city: Budapest

The Slovak landscape is noted primarily for its mountainous nature, with the Carpathian Mountains extending across most of the northern half of the country. Amongst these mountain ranges are the high peaks of the Tatry. To the north, close to the Polish border, are the High Tatry which are a popular skiing destination and home to many scenic lakes and valleys as well as the highest point in Slovakia, the Gerlachovský štít at 2,655 meters (8,711 ft), and the country’s highly symbolic mountain Kriváň.