Facts

Nationality: Austrian(s).

Population (2007): 8,199,783.

Annual growth rate (2007): 0,7 %.

Ethnic groups: Germans 91 %, Turks, Serbs, Croats, Slovenes, and Bosnians; other recognized minorities include Hungarians, Czechs, Slovaks, and Roma.

Religions: Roman Catholic 73,6 %, Lutheran 4,7 %, Muslim 4,2 %, other 5,5 %, no confession 12,0 %.

Language: German 92 %.

Area: 83,857 km2.

Cities: Capital – Vienna (with a population of about 1,6 million). Other cities – Graz, Linz, Salzburg, Innsbruck, Klagenfurt.

France is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various overseas islands and territories located in other continents.

Area: 2 586 sq. km.
Cities: Capital - Luxembourg City (pop. 83 800). Other cities - Esch-sur-Alzette (pop. 29 100), Differdange (pop. 20 100), Dudelange (pop. 18 000). (2007 figures from STATEC.)
Terrain: Continuation of Belgian Ardennes in the north, heavily forested and slightly mountainous; extension of French Lorraine plateau in the south, with open, rolling countryside.
Climate: Modified continental, rainy, with mild summers and moderate snowfall in winter.

Surface area : 30 528 km2 (136th biggest in the world)
North-South 220 km, West-East 260 km

Belgium is a part of West-European region. It is located on the coast of La Manche canal (English Channel) and shares frontiers with Netherlands on the North, with the Germany and Luxembourg on the East, and France on the South. Local Time Zone is GMT + 1 hour(summer + 2 hours).

Inhabitants: 10 millions

With over 82 million inhabitants, Germany is the most populous country in the European Union. However, its fertility rate of 1.39 children per mother is one of the lowest in the world, and the federal statistical office estimates the population will shrink to between 69 and 74 million by 2050 (69 million assuming a net migration of +100,000 per year; 74 million assuming a net migration of +200,000 per year).

Population: 5,418,000

Capital: Copenhagen; 1,066,000

Area: 43,098 square kilometers (16,640 square miles)

Language: Danish, Faroese, Greenlandic

Literacy Percent: 100

Country Dialling Code: +45

Time Zones: GMT/UTC + 1

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran

Currency: Danish krone

Life Expectancy: 77

GDP per Capita: U.S. $28,900

Highest Peak: Yding Skovhoj (173 m)

Neighbor state: Germany

Number Of Islands: 483

Climate and Weather: Mild, windy, temperatures 0-17°C

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The Republic of Latvia is founded on November 18, 1918

Location: Latvia is situated in Northern Europe, on the coast of the Baltic Sea.

The Territory of Latvia: 64,589 square kilometres (24,938 square miles).

National anthem: ’Dievs, sveti Latviju!’ (God Bless Latvia)

International code: LV

Constitution: democratic parliamentary republic

The parliament, called the Saeima consists of 100 elected MPs.

President: Valdis Zatlers (since 8 July, 2007)

Official language: Latvian

Total population: 2 274 700 (2007)

Area: 45,227 km²

Coastline: 3,794 km

Land Borders: 343 km with Latvia and 338.6 km with the Russian Federation

Distance from Tallinn to Helsinki: 85 km; to Riga: 307 km; to St.Petersburg: 395 km; to Stockholm: 405 km

Type: Parliamentary Democracy

Head of State: President Toomas Hendrik Ilves

Head of Government: Prime Minister Andrus ANSI

Administrative regions: 15 counties

Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish: Konungariket Sverige) is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It has borders with Norway (west and north) and Finland (northeast). Sweden joined the European Union on January 1, 1995. Its capital is Stockholm.

Land area: 158,927 sq mi (411,621 sq km); total area: 173,731 sq mi (449,964 sq km)