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Facts on Countries in Europe

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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%
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Government:
Multiparty Republic - Currency:
Lek (100
Qindars) - Literacy Rate: 84.7% -
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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% -
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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% -
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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%
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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% -
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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%
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Government:
Presidential Regime - Currency:
Belorussian Rouble
(100 Kopeks) - Literacy Rate: 99% -
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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%
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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%
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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%
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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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