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Europe Facts. Belgium. Fast Facts: Capital: Brussels Full Name: Kingdom of Belgium Main languages: Dutch & French. France. Fast Facts: Capitol: Paris 99% literate Currency: the Euro. Germany. Fast Facts: Capitol: Berlin Democratic government Borders the Baltic & North Seas. Italy.
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Belgium Fast Facts: • Capital: Brussels • Full Name: Kingdom of Belgium • Main languages: Dutch & French
France Fast Facts: • Capitol: Paris • 99% literate • Currency: the Euro
Germany Fast Facts: • Capitol: Berlin • Democratic government • Borders the Baltic & North Seas
Italy Fast Facts: • Capitol: Rome • On a peninsula • Mostly rugged and mountainous
Poland Fast Facts: • Capitol: Warsaw • East of Germany • 38.5 million people
Russia Fast Facts: • Capitol: Moscow • Used to be the Russian Empire • More than 140 languages/dialects spoken
Spain Fast Facts: • Capitol: Madrid • Part of the Iberian Peninsula • Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Ukraine Fast Facts: • Capitol: Kiev • Second-largest country in Europe (after Russia) • 95% of the land is plains
United Kingdom Fast Facts: • Capitol: London • Made of 4 countries: England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland • Currency: British Pound
Danube River • Second-longest river in Europe
Rhine River • Starts in the Alps
English Channel • Called “La Manche” by the French
Mediterranean Sea • Separates Europe from Africa
European Plain • Stretches from the Pyrenees Mtns. to the Ural Mtns.
Alps • Divided in the Western, Eastern, and Central Alps
Pyrenees Mountains • Border between France and Spain
Ural Mountains • Divides Russia into two continents: Europe & Asia
Iberian Peninsula • Made up of 2 countries: Spain & Portugal
Scandinavian Peninsula • Made up of 2 countries: Norway & Sweden