Europe Travel Fact File

Facts on Countries in Europe

Travel - ALBANIA

Location: Southeast Europe - Official Name: Republic of

Albania - Formation: 1912 - Capital: Tirane - Population:

3.1 Million - Total Area: 11,100 Sq Miles - Languages:

Albanian, Greek, Macedonian - Religions: Muslim 70%,

Greek Orthodox 20%, Roman Catholic 10% -Ethnic Mix:

Albanian 86%, Greek 12%, Other (Incl Macedonian) 2% -

Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency: Lek (100

Qindars) - Literacy Rate: 84.7% -

Travel - ANDORRA

Location: Southwest Europe - Official Name: Principality

of Andorra - Formation: 1278 - Capital: Andorra La Vella -

Population: 66,800 - Total Area: 181 Sq Miles - Languages:

Catalan, Spanish, French, Portuguese - Religions: Roman

Catholic 94%, Other 6% - Ethnic Mix: Spanish 46%, Andorrian

28%, Other 18%, French 8% - Government: Parliamentary

Democracy - Currency: Euro (100 Cents) - Literacy Rate: 99% -

Travel - ARMENIA

Location: Caucasus - Official Name: Republic of Armenia -

Formation: 1991 - Capital: Yerevan - Population: 3.8 Million -

Total Area: 11,506 Sq Miles - Languages: Armenian, Azerbaijani,

Russian, Kurdish - Religions: The Armenian Apostolic Church 94%,

Other Christian & Muslim 6% - Ethnic Mix: Armenian 93%, Azeri

3%, Russian 2%, Other 2% - Government: Multiparty Republic -

Currency: Dram (100 Louma) - Literacy Rate: 98.4% -

Travel - AUSTRIA

Location: Central Europe - Official Name: Republic of Austria -

Formation: 1918 - Capital: Vienna - Population: 8.1 Million -

Total Area: 32,378 Sq Miles - Languages: German, Croatian,

Slovene, Hungarian (Magyar) - Religions: Roman Catholic 78%,

Non religious 9%, Protestant 5%, Other 8% - Ethnic Mix: German

93%, Other (Incl Hungarian, Slovene, Croat) 7% - Government:

Parliamentary Democracy - Currency: Euro (100 Cents) - Literacy

Rate: 99% -

Travel - AZERBAIJAN

Location: Caucasus - Official Name: Republic of Azerbaijan -

Formation: 1991 - Capital: Baku - Population: 8.1 Million -

Total Area: 33,436 Sq Miles - Languages: Azerbaijani, Russian,

Armenian, Other - Religions: Shi’a ithna Muslims 61%, Sunni

Muslims 26%, Armenian & Russian Orthodox 11%, Other 2% -

Ethnic Mix: Azeri 90%, Russian 3%, Daghestani 3%, Armenian

2%, Other 2% - Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency:

Manat (100 Gopik) - Literacy Rate: 96% -

Travel - BELARUS

Location: Eastern Europe - Official Name: Republic of Belarus -

Formation: 1991 - Capital: Minsk - Population: 10.1 Million -

Total Area: 80,154 Sq Miles - Languages: Belorussian, Russian -

Religions: Russian Orthodox 60%, Other (Incl Muslim, Jewish &

Protestant) 32%, Roman Catholic 8% - Ethnic Mix: Belorussian

78%, Russian 13%, Polish 4%, Ukrainian 3%, Other 2% -

Government: Presidential Regime - Currency: Belorussian Rouble

(100 Kopeks) - Literacy Rate: 99% -

Travel - BELGIUM

Location: Northwest Europe - Official Name: Kingdom of Belgium -

Formation: 1830 - Capital: Brussels - Population: 10.3 Million -

Total Area: 11,780 Sq Miles - Languages: Dutch, French, German,

Flemish - Religions: Roman Catholic 88%, Muslim 2%, Other 10% -

Ethnic Mix: Fleming 58%, Walloon 33%, Italian 2%, Moroccan 1%,

Other 6% - Government: Parliamentary Democracy - Currency:

Euro (100 Cents) - Literacy Rate: 99%

Travel - BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA

Location: Balkans - Official Name: Bosnia and Herzegovina -

Formation: 1992 - Capital: Sarajevo - Population: 4.1 Million -

Total Area: 19,741 Sq Miles - Languages: Serbo-Croat –

Religions: Muslim (mainly Sunni) 40%, Serbian Orthodox 31%,

Roman Catholic 15%, Protestant 4%, Other 10% -Ethnic Mix:

Bosniak 44%, Serb 31%, Croat 17%, Other 8% - Government:

Multiparty Republic - Currency: Marka (100 Pfenniga) - Literacy

Rate: 93% -

Travel - BULGARIA

Location: Balkans - Official Name: Republic of Bulgaria -

Formation: 1908 - Capital: Sofia - Population: 7.9 Million -

Total Area: 42,822 Sq Miles - Languages: Bulgarian, Turkish,

Macedonian, Romany - Religions: Bulgarian Orthodox 84%,

Muslim 13%, Jewish 1%, Roman Catholic 1%, Other 1% -

Ethnic Mix: Bulgarian 85%, Turkish 9%, Macedonian 3%,

Romany 3% - Government: Multiparty Republic - Currency:

Lev (100 Stoninki) - Literacy Rate: 98.4% -

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