Gibraltar is situated at the southern end of the Iberian Peninsula and Europe, it is a British overseas territory. Gibraltar is bordered to the southern tip of Spain, between Gibraltar and the Spanish mainland is a narrow, sandy isthmus functioning as a neutral zone. Gibraltar lies on the Mediterranean Sea, which exits to the Atlantic Ocean in an area known as the Strait of Gibraltar. Its separated from Morocco through the Strait of Gibraltar. Its total area is only 2.6 square miles, it is so small, that it often is called The Rock. The capital of Gibraltar is also named Gibraltar. Gibraltar has no administrative divisions, yet it is divided into seven major residential areas.
Greece is bordered in the north to Albania, Bulgaria and Macedonia and in the east to Turkey. West of the mainland lies the Ionian Sea, the Mediterranean to the south and to the east lies the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara. The Greek islands are scattered over the Aegean and Ionoische Sea . The best known Greek islands are: Corfu, Crete, Rhodes, Kos, Lesbos and the Cycladic groups.
Greenland is an autonomous country, within the Kingdom of Denmark. Greenland is the largest island in the world, it is located in the North Atlantic Ocean, northeast of Canada and northwest of Iceland. The distance to Canada is at the height of the Robeson Channel only 16 miles. The northern part lies within the southern polar circle. Its total area is 836,109 square miles and the capital and largest city is Nuuk. Greenland is divided into three provinces, Kitaa, Tunu and Avannarsua. Furthermore, it is divided into 18 municipalities.
Hungary is a landlocked country in Central Europe, intersected from north to south by the Danube. Hungary borders in the north to Slovakia, the northeast to Ukraine in the east to Romania, in the south to Serbia and Croatia, in the southwest to Slovenia and in the west to Austria. Its total area is 35,919 square miles and the capital and largest city is Budapest. Hungary has seven statistical regions. It is expected that these regions replaced the former 19 provinces and the capital.
Iceland is a European island country located in the North Atlantic Ocean, just south of the Arctic Circle. Greenland is 186 miles west of Iceland and 620 miles east of Iceland is Norway. It has a total area of 39,769 square miles. Iceland is divided into eight regions. About two thirds of the national population lives in the capital and largest city of Iceland, Reykjavik.
Ireland is a sovereign country in northwestern Europe, that about 80% of the island of Ireland covers. Sometimes it is described as the Republic of Ireland to distinguish the country from that island. It is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the Irish Sea to the east, St George’s Channel to the southeast, and the Celtic Sea on the south. It has a land border in the northeast of Northern Ireland, part of the United kingdom. Its total area is 27,133 square miles. The capital and largest city is Dublin. In Ireland there are twenty-six traditional provinces, which are used for cultural and sporting purposes and mail.
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Italy is a long, boot-shaped country in Southern Europe. North Italy borders on France, Switzerland, Austria and Slovenia. The biggest part of the country is surrounded by the Tyrrhenian Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, the Ionian Sea and the Adriatic Sea. Sicily, Sardinia and Elba and several smaller islands also belong to Italy. Its total area is 116,346 square miles. In Italy there are twenty regions. San Marino and Vatican City are enclaves and independent states within peninsular Italy, in Switzerland is an Italian enclave Campione d’Italia.
Latvia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. In the north it is bordered by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania, to the east by the Russian Federation, and to the southeast by Belarus. In the west across the Baltic Sea lies Sweden. Its total area is 24,938 square miles and the capital and largest city is Riga. There are four cultural and historical regions of Latvia. Their boundaries are not very precise and can vary in different sources.
Liechtenstein is a landlocked, microstate in Western Europe. The entire western border between Liechtenstein and Switzerland is formed by the Rhine. In the south it is also bordered by Switzerland and to the east by Austria. The area is about 61.7 square miles and is the only country entirely in the Alps. Measured north to south, the country is about 15 miles long. Its highest point, the Grauspitz, is 8,527 feet. Its capital is Vaduz; the biggest town is Schaan.
Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the three Baltic States is the most southern. The Baltic Sea is located on the west side and beyond borders Latvia to the north, Belarus to the southeast, Poland and the Russian exclave Kaliningrad to the southwest. Its total area is 25,173 square miles and the capital and the largest city is Vilnius. Lithuania is divided into 10 provinces, which are named after their capitals.
